The Hogwarts Quill

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., dfrankiswork at n... wrote:
> Of all the things stated by JKR outside of the books, I think the 
Hogwarts Quill has the most implications for things we discuss here.
> 4) Baby Voldemort the orphan.  It's possible that nobody in the WW 
knew of his existence, particularly if his mother had no relatives, 
though the then deputy head of Hogwarts would in theory have had 
access to the information.  In effect Neville's case shows that the 
WW is very bad at basic record keeping about who is and is not a 
wizard.  The name Tom Riddle would have meant nothing as they were 
not married. As a baby with apparently no relatives, he was swept up 
in the Muggle system, with the WW probably just not knowing.
> David

I like the theory that the names inscribed by the Hogwart's Quill are 
not widely known, outside of the deputy head of Hogwarts.  At least 
it would explain why Tom Riddle was overlooked until he was 11, 
especially 
if his mother's relatives kept to themselves, had few friends (which 
we don't know, of course; speculation on my part). I do think his 
parents were married, or else he would have used his mother's last 
name. He hated using his father's name, and wouldn't have had to if 
it wasn't legally Riddle.

If this is true, the DH just has a list, and doesn't know the 
circumstances of each child's life, unless the child is a relative, 
or the child of friends or acquaintances.

Donna