Voldemort vs. Riddle

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No: HPFGUIDX 77449

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hagrid" <aussie_lol at y...> 
wrote:
> Ravenclaw Bookworm wrote:
> > 
> > This actually goes back to my original observation, that 
> > Dumbledore said he was trying "to get people to call LV by 
his "proper name: Voldemort." Why make such a point of saying 
> > Voldemort was his "proper name" in the beginning?
> 
> 
> Dmbledore said that in the very 1st book. It would have given away 
> the secret of the diary in CoS if he used Riddle's real name.
> 
> aussie

Maybe I'm being picky about the semantics (ignoring the all posts 
discussing the word "either" <g>) but why would JKR have DD calling 
it his "proper name" instead of just his "name?"  Obviously she 
wouldn't want to give away the key to CoS, but phrasing struck me as 
unusual in light of all he has said about the power of names, etc.  
Add to that the fact that DD knows it isn't his "proper" name, just 
a stage name, if you will.

Ravenclaw Bookworm