Potters and Riddles

[Sophia ...]

No: HPFGUIDX 38688

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but since I haven't seen a 
lot of discussion on the topic lately, I figured it was okay to ask. I 
wanted to know what people's theories (new or old) were on the connection 
between the Potters and the Riddles. There's not a lot of concrete evidence 
that directly supports the theory that they're somehow related, but it's not 
implausible. In fact, it may explain a lot of things; it's one good way to 
fill in the gaps that J.K. Rowling has left open. For example, Dumbledore's 
deliberate ambiguity when Harry asks him why Voldemort tried to kill him 
when he was only a baby. To be fair, there could be pretty much -any- reason 
for it (the "Stoned Harry" theory, for instance), because it's a little hard 
to stomach the fact that the Dark Lord had his powers taken away from him 
because Lilly loved Harry, but this is another one of them. And it's not 
entirely unfounded, either: Rowling makes a point of showing the various 
similarities between Harry and Tom Riddle (and James, for that matter), 
whether they're on the outside or the inside. Of course, this could be a 
deliberate attempt to throw people off, but it's nice to speculate.

Does anyone have evidence to either support this or refute it? Are there any 
other theories?



--Doldra

_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.