Question regarding Tom Riddle

[anakinbester]

No: HPFGUIDX 46481

> Richelle.. wrote:
> <snip> Surely there's other canon supporting that Tom 
> > Riddle was in Slytherin?

Pipin Responded:
> There's Ron and Harry's conversation in SS/PS ch. 6:
> *****
> [Ron said] "I don't suppose Ravenclaw *would* be too bad, but 
> imagine if they put me in Slytherin."
> 
> "That's the house Vol-, I mean, You-Know-Who was in?"
> 
> "Yeah," said Ron.
> ******
> Of course we don't know the source of Ron's knowledge, but it 
> does seem that everyone, not just Hagrid, knows Voldemort was 
> in Slytherin. 

Actually, I question Ron's sources. Not that I doubt Riddle was a 
Slytherin however, in CoS, Dumbeldore says that no many people knew 
that Tom Riddle and Lord Voldemort where the same person. I guess Tom 
didn't seem the sort. I can certianly understand no connecting a 
handsome, intelligent head boy with that monstrosity.

Anyway, judging from the Weasley's reaction to that new, they didn't 
know Tom was Voldemort. In fact, the only person, other than 
Dumbeldore pre-CoS that seems to have known is Lucius. (I'm sure 
there are others, but he's the only one Canon supports even a little 
bit, well maybe Dobby too)

Therefore, if noone knew who Voldemort was, how can they know what 
house he was in? 
And if everyone knew for sure what house he was in, how is it not 
known who he was? 

My guess is that it's simply a Slytherin bias which lead to the 
assumption, and then, unsupported accepted fact, that Voldemort had 
to be a Slytherin. 
Which is horridly unfair to the Slyths. even if it did turn out to be 
true. 

-Ani