MOVIE SPOILER - Tom Riddle

[Carrie Williams]

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I asked for theories on Tom Riddle's robes as they appear in the CoS 
movie.

Melody suggested:

>I put forth that since Riddle is a student from 50 years before, his
>robes would be different. Over time uniforms evolve so it is a
>possibility. After all, the exact color green could change, and the
>crest could of been a uniting Hogwarts crest before the individual
>houses used theirs. Also the lining of Riddle's robe is different
>from the modern version, and Riddle's robe only has on loop clasp
>instead of the two clasps in the present robes.

Thanks for pointing out the other differences, Melody. I was so 
distracted by the crest, I didn't notice them. He also wears a 
blazer, and I think (not positive) that the modern day students don't 
wear these. So yes, changes in the uniform would be a plausible 
explanation. 

However, Amanda then pointed out this:

> L.O.O.N. on deck. Technically, canon does not provide an iron-clad 
link that
> Tom Riddle was in Slytherin. This is frustrating but true. Hagrid 
says that
> You-Know-Who was from Slytherin (I think this is correct; the point 
is, it
> is *Voldemort* and *not* Tom Riddle identified as being Slytherin).
> Dumbledore later says that not very many people know that Tom 
Riddle became
> Voldemort. Given that Hagrid is not a 100% reliable source, the tiny
> breakdown of knowledge (*did* Hagrid know it was Tom Riddle who 
became
> Voldemort?) cannot be bridged except by a logical guess. It's not
> canonically certain. Yet. 

Which is exactly what is making me so suspicious. The Hagrid 
quote: "Slytherin. You-know-who was one" comes from PS (don't have a 
page number, sorry) but I agree that Hagrid isn't the most reliable 
source on these things. And - not wanting to stir up something that's 
been discussed many times already, but - Riddle isn't a pureblood, 
and Slytherin didn't even want non-purebloods at Hogwarts. So surely 
he wouldn't like them in his house.

So. Could Rowling have a surprise in store for us regarding 
Voldemort/Riddle's affiliation? I kind of hope so. I think it would 
also fit with Dumbledore's choices over abilities speech if it were 
to turn out that the most evil wizard of all time were to have come 
from a house other than Slytherin. And for me the deliberately 
ambiguous robes seem to back up this possibility.

Carrie1138