anagrams of names in HP

[Anne <urbana@charter.net>]

No: HPFGUIDX 52346

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, > Amy Bond wrote:
> 
> So if Tom Marvolo Riddle is n anagram of 'I Am Lord Voldemort', 
then 
> is there an anagram for Harry James Potter?  I mean this as a 
> completely serious suggestion, as in his hey day at Hogwarts, Tom 
> Riddle held much the same status as HP, except, of course, for the 
> fame.  Yet Riddle found fame for himself, in no uncertain terms, 
> by 'catching' Hagrid redhanded. 

Actually "I am Lord Voldemort" is an anagram for Tom Marvolo Riddle. 
Tom Marvolo Riddle is his given name; he assumed the name Lord 
Voldemort while he was busy going over to the dark side while at 
Hogwarts. I don't have CoS handy but I don't understand why "Tom 
Riddle held much the same status as HP, except, of course, for the 
fame" -- unless you're talking about the fact that neither was 
a "pureblood" wizard. Or are you talking about the fact that both 
were raised by cruel Muggles -- Tom in the orphanage, and Harry by 
the Dursleys.

Then Rona (I think) said:
>So what Tom and Harry have in common 
> could be a lot more than simply parseltongue - noone pauses to 
think 
> that perhaps Tom Riddle was just like HP when he was young, yet he 
> did not have the strength to with-hold from his dark side,as Harry 
> does.  Obviously as they both share the same powers, then they are 
> both capable of the same thing.  Perhaps Riddle is jealous of HP's 
> strength of mind.  

Ah, but Riddle was not "just like" HP when he was young. He was 
obviously a very powerful young wizard, but canon shows (IMO) that he 
only used to power in destructive ways, whereas Harry has used his 
power over and over again to help people (with some exceptions like 
blowing up Aunt Marge). I've always thought that Riddle saw Harry as 
one of those "too weak to use" all of the power that he has. Rather 
than being jealous of Harry's strength of mind, I think Riddle saw 
Harry as being soft and pitiful because he *won't* give in to his 
dark side (or at least he hasn't yet, but of course there are still 3 
books to go ... <slapping own hand> ... No, I don't believe for a 
moment that Harry will end up being A Bad Guy. But Riddle (and 
earlier Voldemort) certainly seem to want him to end up that way. And 
if he refuses to go that way, they want to destroy him.)

> 
> I was wondering the same thing with respect to all the other 
characters and came with "I'm her one" for Hermoine.   Just a little 
thought. I'm probably way out there but thats ok. 
> 
> Rona

That's kind of interesting ... Whose "one" would Hermione be? :-)

Anne U
(will need to look up anagrams for Ron's name too)