"Voldemort seems like a fine bogey man to be destroyed by some hero, who is then crowned king"
Yes, and when Quirrell hears that Harry is being kept in Hogwarts due to the threat of Voldemort, Quirell specifically - and immediately - comes up with a plan to allow Harry to leave, by creating a "fake Voldemort" that Harry can defeat, ideally in a way that "leaves the [legend] open for future re-use".
So there may be an as-yet-unnamed Dark Wizard who has the personas of Voldemort and David Monroe.
This Voldemort may either be him... (read more)
"Voldemort seems like a fine bogey man to be destroyed by some hero, who is then crowned king"
Yes, and when Quirrell hears that Harry is being kept in Hogwarts due to the threat of Voldemort, Quirell specifically - and immediately - comes up with a plan to allow Harry to leave, by creating a "fake Voldemort" that Harry can defeat, ideally in a way that "leaves the [legend] open for future re-use".
So there may be an as-yet-unnamed Dark Wizard who has the personas of Voldemort and David Monroe. This Voldemort may either be him... (read more)