But that isn’t relevant. It doesn’t matter what Voldemort’s assessment of Harry’s abilities is. He knows three things:
1) Harry has unknown powerful secrets
2) Prophecy says Harry has power Voldemort knows not
3) Any failure on Voldemort’s part to stop Harry could be all it takes to end the world
When you know for a fact that you are missing information, and you know for a fact that you can’t afford the consequences of failure, you take every step you can think of to ensure success. Voldemort has already shown that he knows this with his plan of how to kill Harry.
The step of disarming Harry is both obvious and carries no costs to Voldemort, so it should be one of the first steps he takes.
But that isn’t relevant. It doesn’t matter what Voldemort’s assessment of Harry’s abilities is. He knows three things:
1) Harry has unknown powerful secrets
2) Prophecy says Harry has power Voldemort knows not
3) Any failure on Voldemort’s part to stop Harry could be all it takes to end the world
When you know for a fact that you are missing information, and you know for a fact that you can’t afford the consequences of failure, you take every step you can think of to ensure success. Voldemort has already shown that he knows this with his plan of how to kill Harry.
The step of disarming Harry is both obvious and carries no costs to Voldemort, so it should be one of the first steps he takes.