Voldemort & Lily (was: Whose prophecy?)

[Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)]

No: HPFGUIDX 54808

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, happydogue at a... wrote:
> 
> Do you remember when Tom Riddle was described?  His description was
> similar to Harry's.  Could it be at all possible that there is a 
> connection to Tom (Voldemort) and Harry?  Could Tom (Voldemort) be
> Harry's grandfather?  That could be why Harry's powers are so
> strong and Voldemort could not kill him.
> 
> Lily and even Voldemort may not even know this?  There could have
> been a tryst between Harry's grandmother and Tom even though she
> was a muggle.

The idea that Lily was descended from Voldemort or from Voldemort's 
Muggle father is a very old one... The reason why some member of 
the public asked JKR "What was Lily's maiden name?" is there 
were tons of people wondering whether it was "Riddle". JKR said it 
was "Evans" but that doesn't stop us from wondering about Lily's 
mother's maiden name.

HOWEVER, Harry is always said to resemble his FATHER, James. So if 
the reason that Harry resembles TMR is because they're related, then 
the relationship must be through James, not through Lily. From time 
to time I try to work out family trees in which TMR's witch mother's 
mother was a Potter, the sister of James's grandfather, but I keep 
getting the years mixed together.....