Throughout the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort had numerous chances to kill Harry Potter from the first moment, Voldemort saw Harry as a baby to their final confrontation. No matter the time, the Dark Lord could not get the job done. Taking over the Wizarding World would not be enough unless Harry Potter was dead. If Harry was still alive, that meant that Voldemort was always at risk of being defeated.
Even though Voldemort had his Horcruxes, the significance of those dwindled as Harry found and destroyed them one by one. However, had Voldemort stopped and thought about alternative ways to win, perhaps he would not have failed. There were various other ways to succeed than the failures Lord Voldemort had experienced. Had he given it some thought, he could have won because he did things differently.
10 Polyjuice Potion
Polyjuice Potion makes its first appearance in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Polyjuice is used to make a person look like someone else for a certain amount of time. Had Lord Voldemort used Polyjuice Potion, he could have transformed into anyone whose DNA he could get.
From one of his followers to a random person in Muggle England, if Voldemort could just transform temporarily into another person briefly, Harry would never see it coming. The prophecy never stated that Voldemort needed to look like himself to kill Harry.
9 Not Waited Until The End Of The School Year
Voldemort had a habit of waiting until the end of the school year to make his move against Harry. By waiting, he gives Harry another year of experience and learning to have gained by the time they meet again. However, Voldemort counted on his reputation to scare wizards sporadically.
Had Voldemort and his Death Eaters just showed up in Hogsmeade on an ordinary day, there was a likely chance that many would've immediately scattered. Harry may have been caught off guard, and Voldemort could have taken him out right there.
8 Kidnapped Harry
Lord Voldemort had a helpless, orphaned baby lying right in front of him. Instead of kill Harry, Voldemort could have kidnapped the baby.
Harry Potter had always wanted his parents and a family that treated him well, unlike the Dursleys. Had Voldemort taken Harry, he could have kept a watch on him as he grew up, and taught Harry to care about him to prevent Harry from ever wishing to kill him. With them on the same side of a war, the prophecy may not have come to fruition at all.
7 Had Stopped Monologuing
Voldemort had several opportunities to kill Harry and get it over with. Yet, he spent much of the time he had Harry cornered, giving Harry a drawn-out speech. Voldemort would talk for so long it would give Harry the chance to think of an escape plan or figure out how to fight.
In "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Voldemort has Harry right where he wants him. Harry is defenseless, in pain, and has no way of protecting himself. Voldemort could have easily killed Harry on the spot and continued trying to take over the Wizard World. Instead, his monologues gave Harry a much-needed advantage.
6 Let Someone Else Kill Harry
Killing Harry Potter seemed to be more of a matter of pride to Voldemort than anything else. Harry had survived Voldemort's killing curse, and that was unacceptable. However, had Voldemort allowed someone else the chance to take out his nemesis, Voldemort and his followers would still have won.
The goal was to kill Harry, which could have happened if Voldemort had allowed his followers to attempt to stop Harry. There were many moments after Voldemort's resurrection, where he was challenging Harry surrounded by his followers. However, Voldemort made it a personal vendetta to defeat the younger wizard.
5 Checked Harry In The Forest Himself
In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," Voldemort finally succeeds. Voldemort has looked at Harry Potter in the eyes in the Forbidden Forest as he raised his wand and shouted the unforgivable curse. Harry and Voldemort each went down in the process, but still, Harry Potter was dead.
Except, Voldemort did not check his nemesis carefully. The Dark Lord asked Narcissa Malfoy to check and ensure that Harry was killed. Had Voldemort done it himself, he likely would've seen what Narcissa had. Harry Potter was still alive and breathing, carefully waiting until he could attack.
4 Allowed The Death Eaters To Attack In The Graveyard
Perhaps the only reason Voldemort failed to defeat Harry Potter in the graveyard was because of his arrogance. Voldemort had a slew of Death Eaters at his disposal, all willing to jump in.
However, Voldemort explicitly informs them that Harry Potter is his, and his alone. Harry successfully escapes the graveyard leaving Voldemort and his followers behind. Had Voldemort allowed the Death Eaters to at least injure Harry, he may have gotten away with it. Voldemort and his followers were all older, more experienced wizards than Harry, and should have easily overpowered the young wizard.
3 Ignored The Prophecy
When Snape brought news of Trelawney's prophecy to Voldemort, he only had part of the story. Voldemort took the words to heart anyway, choosing Harry Potter, the half-blood, over Neville Longbottom, a pure-blood, as his equal.
However, this choice set destiny on its path, linking Harry and Voldemort for as long as they both lived. If Voldemort ignored the prophecy, the Order of the Phoenix would still have been after him, but he would not have lost the years he had after his failed murder attempt. He sealed his fate by choosing to eliminate Harry.
2 Muggle Murder
Lord Voldemort grew up as Tom Riddle in the Muggle world. He had grown up in an orphanage, surrounded by Muggles. Therefore, Muggle techniques would not have been new or a surprise to him. The Dark Lord insisted on using magic to kill Harry Potter, but he could have used Muggle means instead.
A Muggle technique would not have rebounded on him like the killing curse had. There were various Muggle ways to commit a violent act that would have worked just as well. Yet, Voldemort's arrogance and hatred of Muggles prevented him from using another method.
1 Different Horcruxes
Lord Voldemort chose six very distinct items to contain a piece of his soul. Each object was relevant to his life in some way, whether it be a personal artifact or Hogwarts heirloom.
However, had Voldemort not made his Horcruxes into such specific items, he may have had a chance of keeping them hidden forever. He could have turned anything into Horcruxes and thrown them in random places that held no significance to him at all. It would be less likely that anyone would be able to guess the locations that way or even track down the objects.
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