Chamber of Secrets/Diary

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A lot of threads on the Scribbulus' Everchanging Inks part of FictionAlley 
Park have lately turned into praising Tom Riddle and it got me thinking about 
what really happened in the Chamber.

I haven't read CoS in a while so if I'm off in my details, please correct me. 
Anyways, when Harry gets in the Chamber and Tom starts talking to him, he 
says something like Ginny told him all about Harry, right? Well, Ginny can't 
possibly know why Voldemort is after Harry, so even though I'm sure Tom would 
be curious as to know why his future self is after Harry, why would he still 
try to kill Harry? (Did that make sense?)

Basically Tom's thought process was: Hmm..this girl's just told me that my 
future self is trying to kill this boy. I've never met this boy (in Tom's 
lifetime up to the point where he is what, 16?) and his parents aren't even 
born yet. What the heck, I'll try to kill Harry again anyways. 

The only reasoning I can think of for this is that maybe Voldemort had kept 
his diary and told his past self about Harry and then gave the diary to 
Lucius to put in Ginny's book. Or maybe Lucius just already had it, told 
Voldie about his plan, and then gave it to Ginny. That's the only way Tom 
would know why his future self is after Harry right?

But then again, another thought occured to me. Someone once asked JKR in a 
chat if the Time-Turner would ever come into play again. IIRC, she replied 
"We'll see" or "I'm not telling"--something alon those lines. Maybe Harry 
goes back in time to fight
Tom, for whatever reason, and the point that they get there is before Tom has 
made the diary. Then, when Tom does make the diary, he kind of already knows 
that he wants to go after Harry...but then that requires that Harry not 
defeat Tom. Time-travling is so confusing.

Any thoughts on this confusing topic? :)


***Dixie Malfoy***
    
    




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