Voldemort might have vanished for ten years intentionally. It’s certainly within his power to reveal himself to his old followers now, and probably take charge of them again, but he hasn’t done so. Whatever his intentions are, it seems they’re probably not served by people being aware that he’s still around. Who knows how long he’s been possessing Quirrel?
That wouldn’t make any sense- by doing so he loses a lot of followers (Bellatrix at least was imprisoned), allows the enemy to regroup, and would make them more hopeful of winning the next time. (Who’s going to believe him, after all?)
Probably any of the Death Eaters. If you were Voldemort, would you leave yourself without a way to identify yourself to your followers whatever shape you happened to be in at the time? As for the followers who were imprisoned, remember that if canon is anything to go by, when he’s prepared to reveal himself, Voldemort could break everyone out of Azkaban.
His enemies aren’t just recuperated, they’re complacent. Do you think Voldemort could have gotten this close to Dumbledore while the war was on?
Far from making them more hopeful of winning, if he pulled off a coup against Dumbledore and did whatever it is he’s trying to do with Harry, he could very well win before his enemies even had time to assess their prospects.
Voldemort might have vanished for ten years intentionally. It’s certainly within his power to reveal himself to his old followers now, and probably take charge of them again, but he hasn’t done so. Whatever his intentions are, it seems they’re probably not served by people being aware that he’s still around. Who knows how long he’s been possessing Quirrel?
That wouldn’t make any sense- by doing so he loses a lot of followers (Bellatrix at least was imprisoned), allows the enemy to regroup, and would make them more hopeful of winning the next time. (Who’s going to believe him, after all?)
Probably any of the Death Eaters. If you were Voldemort, would you leave yourself without a way to identify yourself to your followers whatever shape you happened to be in at the time? As for the followers who were imprisoned, remember that if canon is anything to go by, when he’s prepared to reveal himself, Voldemort could break everyone out of Azkaban.
His enemies aren’t just recuperated, they’re complacent. Do you think Voldemort could have gotten this close to Dumbledore while the war was on?
Far from making them more hopeful of winning, if he pulled off a coup against Dumbledore and did whatever it is he’s trying to do with Harry, he could very well win before his enemies even had time to assess their prospects.