Grindelwald

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 76147

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "severusbook4"
<severusbook4 at y...> wrote:
> 
> "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

> 
> Me: Isn't Marvolo Tom Riddle's middle name in CoS? Or is Marvolo a 
> guessed name for Grindelwald?  ...edited...
> 
> Severus.


bboy_mn:

I don't think John C. (who may freely speak for himself) was intending
to imply that the name Marvolo Grindelwald was an absolute fact, but
as a shorthand was to illustrate that there could be some connenction
between Voldemort/Riddle/Grindelwald.

In fact, if there is a connection, it is unlikely to be on the Riddle
side of the family since Riddle was a muggle. It would, therefore,
most likely be on Riddle's mothers side of the family; she was a witch.

Even given that John's use of 'Marvolo' while not techincally accurate
still nicely illustrates his point that there could be a family
connection between Tom Marvolo Riddle and Grindelwald.

For reference, since someone else where in this thread asked.

Tom Marvolo Riddle's fathers name was Tom Riddle, and his
grandfather's name was Marvolo Riddle. 

Just a thought

bboy_mn