The Riddle/Harry relationship ( wasRe: Who is Riddle to Harry?)

[Fyre Wood]

No: HPFGUIDX 45637

Lizgiz1980 kindly started this topic:

> In CoS, "while Harry was sure he had 
never heard the name T.M. Riddle 
> before, it still seemed to mean something 
to him, almost as though 
> Riddle was a friend he'd had when he was 
very small, and had half-
> forgotten."
> 
> It would seem that Harry did have some kind 
of relationship with Tom 
> Riddle before losing his parents.  When, though, 
did Riddle switch to 
> the name "Voldemort"?  Wasn't it long before 
the Potters married?


Fyre Wood (ME) Replies:

I highly doubt it's meant to be interpreted in that fashion. As I was 
re-reading  that chapter (just before I logged on, in fact!), that 
same thought struck me--but then I realized what I am going to post.

Harry had this *feeling* that he had either heard the name Riddle 
somewhere or that he had known him from somewhere. It's sort of like 
he's thinking: "Dude, I think I've heard that name somewhere in my 
past... now, who is this guy and why do I think I know him."

As it turned out, Riddle is actually the younger/sexier/suave form of 
everybody's favorite bad guy, Voldemort. 

I still think that it's odd how both look alike and share some of the 
same mannerisms, such as quick "no" replies, the black hair, etc. I 
know there's a deeper meaning to *why* Voldy wanted Harry to be 
killed-- but alas, book five isn't here and we'll have to wait, and 
wait and wait just to see if we'll find out.

--Fyre Wood, who is in love with Tom Riddle, but knows after the 
Movie-that-must-not-be-named comes out, that everyone is going to 
fall in love with him too. Bugger!