The Talented Mr. Riddle

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 2908

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Peg Kerr <pkerr06 at a...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Caius Marcius wrote:
> 
> > In the final chapter (18) of HP/CS, Dumbledore tells Harry and 
the Weasleys,
> > "Very few people know that Lord Voldemort was once called Tom 
Riddle."
> > <snip>
> >
> > OK, so maybe Voldy's motivations in keeping his previous identity 
secret are
> > clear, but why are the Good Guys going along with this conspiracy 
of
> > silence?  Surely Ginny and Harry could never have been duped if 
the name Tom
> > Riddle were as notorious as the name of Voldemort.  We know from 
the
> > admirable History of Magic instructor, Professor Binns, that a 
thorough
> > in-depth exploration of Wizardly history is an important area of 
study.  Why
> > isn't the rise of Voldemort tackled as an important historical 
topic in its
> > own right?
> >
> > (Or maybe Binns did tell his class that Voldy began his career as 
Riddle,
> > but they were all sleeping).
> 



I will BET that Binns' history was just like my history in high 
school. WE never got past WWI, and precious little of that. I'll bet
that Binns never even gets to the rise and partial fall of Voldemort, 
that's current events!