J.k. RowlingVoldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion. Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear.
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Voldemort is playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion. Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear. Voldemort's anger is not directed at Harry or any one person, but at the entire world.
He wants everyone to be afraid of him, and he wants everyone to be gripped by terror. He wants that same level of fear that he feels when he is in his Death-Eater robes, which is why he has not revealed himself since the end of the first book. The mask protects him from showing his true self to everyone.
For example, when Harry accidentally walks into Hogsmeade while wearing it, everyone thinks Harry is The-Boy-Who-Lived because he looks like Harry Potter -- except for Voldemort (who can see clearly through the mask).
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