[HPforGrownups] Re: Foreshadowing Clues in CoS

[Lynx412 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 52887

In a message dated 2/26/03 12:52:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
probono at rapidnet.com writes:


> And this is my favorite passage (CoS Chp 13): "And while Harry was 
> sure he had never heard the name T.M. Riddle before, it still seemed 
> to mean something to him, almost as though Riddle was a friend he'd 
> had when he was very small, and had half-forgotten." Why? By the 
> time Harry was born, Voldemort (or He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) were 
> familiar but not the name Riddle. And the name "Voldemort" didn't 
> even ring any bells with Harry when he heard it the first time! 
> 

       You know, I had a different reaction. I think that the name T. M. 
Riddle meant something to him due to the implantation of some of Voldemort's 
powers after the failed AK. "Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?"  
Parseltongue, obviously, but possibly, some of his own knowledge and memories 
as well. Including his birth name. This vague bit of Voldemort/Riddle's 
memories may help Harry later.

       Cheryl the Lynx




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