Why "Lord"?

[joanne0012]

No: HPFGUIDX 33192

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Wiccagrrl313 at a... wrote:
> IIRC, isn't Lord Voldemort a pseudonym Tom Riddle came up with himself when 
> he was young? (He was already using it when he made the diary back in his 
> Hogwarts days.) In which case it probably wasn't a legitimate title. My guess 
> is people probably used it out of fear, or because that was how he and his 
> followers referred to him and it stuck. 

Yes, exactly.  IIRC, young Tom Marvolo Riddle messed around with anagrams of 
his full name and came up with "I am Lord Voldemort."  So "Lord" is just part of 
his adopted name, not an actual title by any stretch of the imagination.  Though 
apparently the wizarding world isn't aware of this yet (why not?).

Sort of like The-artist-formerly-known-as-Prince-who 
is-now-known-as-Prince-once-again isn't really a Prince, even though that's the 
name his parents bestowed upon him.  Did you know that Madonna is actually 
Madonna's original given name?

Here are some other anagram results that Tom might have come up with:

Immortal Dove Lord  (Or Immortal Lord Dove) -- Care to discuss the symbolism 
of this one?!

I am Lord Overt Mold
I am Lord More Old TV