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After letting the class discuss and offer their ideas and opinions for a while, Ethan cleared his throat.
"There seems to be more to it than at first glance, doesn't there? Indeed, dark witches and wizards are not particularly bothered by causing harm to others, generally as a result of aiming for some greater goal. Some do harm others for pleasure but as a rule, there is a motivation behind it. Those of you who mentioned Power as a motivator are correct, fear is another motivator. Why do you suppose fear is a motivator for a witch or a wizard to master the dark arts?"
Cela raised her hand, a little more in control of herself now that the professor had smoothly taken the class in hand again.
"Well, sometimes they have secrets that they don't want uncovered, or maybe they are ashamed of something. Like Voldemort was a halfblood, but he wanted more than anything to get rid of all muggles and mudblo-
muggleborn. The two things don't mesh so well. Also, he was afraid of Harry Potter and in general the idea of being defeated and of not being the best. That is why he tried to kill Harry Potter when Harry was just a baby. It was a prophecy that put the fear in him, sir. The strongest fear is that which we create for ourselves."