The Riddle House Riddles

[Whirdy at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 35965

How did the Riddle House end up in the hands of strangers following the 
events described in GoF?  What did the solicitors know and when did they know 
it?  Perhaps Tom, Jr. filed a claim on the property as the only living heir 
-- even wizards know a good investment when they see one -- and it was 
adjudicated and rejected.  That would certainly deepen his resentment of 
Muggles.

By the way, who told him about the relationship between his mother and 
father?  Riddle says his mother lived just long enough to name him and his 
father sent her away because she was a witch, before he was born.  How, 
exactly, does he know he is a "half-blood. Muggle father, witch mother"?  

How did Riddle end up at Hogwarts?  If the history of HP were any indication, 
then his name would have been entered right from the start.  Or does the 
Hogwarts Admissions Office keep track of every "magical" person from birth, 
since it does not seem that everyone is invited to attend Hogwarts.

Was it perhaps an Arthur Weasley-type bureaucrat, whose motto, as we know, is 
"He's got to know!"

Finally, since magical places are protected from prying Muggle eyes by simple 
enchantments, why wasn't the Riddle House protected by Wormtail from notice 
by Frank Bryce?  This leads to another thread in the Pensieve - why are the 
Magicals so fearful of the Muggles?  Most Muggles are like the Dursleys; they 
simply ignore what they consider "abnormal."  Simple or difficult spells seem 
to provide excellent control - as we find out, even burning really didn't 
bother a true Magical.  The DE's killed Muggles and others at will.

whirdy