Grindelwald

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 76101

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "scooting2win" 
<scooting2win at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "John, C" <c.john at i...> wrote:
> > Just a thought, but you don't suppose Voldemort's grandfather 
> could be -
> > Marvolo Grindelwald!
> > 
> > Might explain a few things;
> > 1. Riddle's fear of Dumbledore
> > 2. Where Riddle got all his information from
> 
> My reply: I must say that is a good question, and to think we all 
> have to wait until book 7, and even then that question may not be 
> answered I know it will be, but it still makes you wonder. I 
> wouldn't doubt this one being true for anything, except one thing, 
> if he is, Tom (Voldemort) would have no way of knowing a true 
> account of his Grandfather's downfall given the fact that he was 
> raised in an orphanage. and his mother died, Lori

OK, get ready for some serious speculation! I wondered if Grindelwald 
had disowned his daughter for dirtying his blood. He would want 
nothing to do with his half-blood grandson.  However he may have kept 
an eye on his grandson at Hogwarts, and maybe warmed to Tom as 
his 'talent' became apparent. Maybe he then starts to influence Tom 
(a sort of Emperor-Annakin type thing), informing him about Slytherin 
etc (he had to learn it from someone). If my calculations are 
correct, then Riddle opened the chamber of secrets in 1943 (did 
Grindelwald help him?). Grindelwald was defeated in 1945 (Was Riddle 
secretly helping his grandfather? Did this start his obsession with 
immortality?). I could go on!!!