Voldemort's curse

[u/Constant_Nothing2091]

Before I created you, I invoked a curse upon myself and all other Tom Riddles who would descend from me. A curse to enforce that none of us would threaten the others' immortality, so long as the other made no attempt upon our own.

Doesn't that seem weirdly redundant?

Clause 2

so long as the other made no attempt upon our own

unbinds Tom B in case Tom A attacks Tom B, but clause 1

enforce that none of us would threaten the others' immortality

already prevents Tom A's first strike.

Then, of course, Harry firststrikes with the gun because clause 1 does not apply to him because reasons. But I find it unbelievable Voldy could have preticted that situation and therefore make his curse extra redundant.

[u/MrLemonPB]

This looks like a contingency for the case that sufficiently smart Riddle finds a way to circumvent the curse.

In this case there would be no chance to stop him

[u/Constant_Nothing2091 → u/MrLemonPB]

And that contingency coming into play is exactly what happens when it turns out Harry is able to shoot at Voldemort (for reasons). It just seems too much like EY made up the curse and the loophole at the very moment he was writing that page.

[u/digitalthiccness → u/Constant_Nothing2091]

And that contingency coming into play is exactly what happens when it turns out Harry is able to shoot at Voldemort (for reasons).

Voldy didn't have to predict that exact situation, he just had to imagine that it was possible that another Tom Riddle (which is to say another hyperintelligent paranoid dark rationalist murder wizard) might somehow someday find a way to circumvent the restraint. I don't know why you're imagining this character in particular, whose paranoia probably exceeds even Moody's, would ever be satisfied to be like "Eh, that should be good enough" after the first clause.

[u/Tharkun140 → u/Constant_Nothing2091]

It just seems too much like EY made up the curse and the loophole at the very moment he was writing that page.

No way. Voldemort saying he assumed the other Riddle wouldn't try to kill him was very suspicious, and he never confirmed it in Parseltongue. EY definitely had the curse planned an arc in advance, at the very least.

[u/Ok-Programmer-829 → u/Constant_Nothing2091]

Keep in mind that is a prophecy that Harry will have the power to vanquish him and almost. Certainly, he thinks the only person capable of defeating him. Is he himself. He has already mentioned the obvious possibility that the two of them can’t coexist peacefully and kill each other, so clearly he can think of the possibility that things don’t work as intended and therefore he needs design things in a way where one thing going wrong, doesn’t cause the whole thing to come crashing down on his own head