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The story ends on a high note, and Harry has won the battle, but the the reader can see that the war has just begun. Voldemort, though thwarted, has indeed survived, and he will likely attempt other ways to restore his body, biding his time before launching another assault on Harry and the Wizarding world.
 
The comment that there is no good or evil, only power, and those who are too weak to seek it, suggests that Voldemort believes that achieving his goal will justify whatever means he employs to obtain it. That goal is conquering the wizard realm., Forand for Voldemort, good and evil truly are non-existent concepts;. insteadInstead, there is only his insatiable lust for power, and a self-determined right to satisfy it. This also reflects how Voldemort's [[Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Major Events/Death Eaters|Death Eaters]], and Slytherins in general, appear to think and operatefunction, seizing whatever they want, whenever they want, and by any means deemed necessary, often taking the easiest and shortest route possible. However, an old axiom states that absolute power corrupts absolutely, and Voldemort, already corrupt, is likely to become even more so, probably to where he retains little rationality or sanity. As contrasted by Dumbledore, with power comes responsibility and morality, along with continual cooperation, oversight, and loyalty in order to operate and maintain a stable and productive society. Without it, a state will eventually degrade through internal conflict, strife, and greed until it totally decays and collapses. Even if Voldemort can conquer the wizard realm, retaining his power and maintaining an orderly and productive rule while keeping his followers loyal and placated would be an indomitable, if not impossible, task for him.
 
In this we can see some similarities to Niccolò Machiavelli's 16th century political treatise, ''The Prince'', which advocates that to gain or maintain power, a prince should adopt a moral public facade while secretly implementing whatever extreme amoral methods are necessary to gain and retain control, without regard to the individual or civil rights. That belief has even been utilized in the modern era by dictators such as Adolph Hitler to fuel his rise to power in mid-20th century Germany. The series' overall theme of good vs evil and which path, dark or light, a wizard can and will choose to follow will seem blurred by Voldemort, who cares about neither, and. whoHe may be trying to keep his presence concealed and true intentions ambiguous while insidiously plotting to take control. This will make it difficult for Voldemort's opponents to fight him if he has already solidified and entrenched his power structure once he does emerge. While we will see that Voldemort apparently cares little for appearances, his pubic persona, once he reveals himself, will likely be to espouse principles and ideals supported byto those already bent towards his beliefs, rather than advocating morality, andwhile topossibly useusing simplistic rewards and penalties to try and retain his power.
 
Clearly the big surprise in the story is that it was Quirrell, not Snape, who was behind the ongoing attacks on Harry. We know Snape and Harry deeply dislike one another, but Harry's animosity had biased him into wrongly believing that Snape was responsible. Harry, still too single-minded and immature, fails to consider that there could be other reasons behind Snape's behavior; Snape's hatred apparently stems from his relationship with Harry's father, James Potter, though the full circumstances are still unknown, nor why Snape would transfer this resentment to James' young son. Snape's antagonism toward Harry is widely known, even among the staff, though Dumbledore seems to discount it somewhat; Snape almost certainly was questioned following the attacks and had been cleared, though Harry apparently presumes that an interrogation never occurred, and does not realize that teachers are unlikely to discuss such matters with a first-year student, even one as directly involved as Harry is.