My shocking idea - the case for Tom Riddle

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No: HPFGUIDX 73054

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Wanda Sherratt"
<wsherratt3338 at r...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Grosskreutz" 
> <ivanova at i...> wrote:

> indicates he's already started down the road to darkness, that he 
> already knows he's a Parseltongue, and perhaps that he's related to 
> Salazar Slytherin in some way.  I'm also pretty sure it says that
Tom 
> is sixteen when he killed his father and grandparents.
> we started with Tom Riddle, and I really think that Rowling is
trying 
> to do more with him.  snip: we're
finding 
> out that everything has a cause, and everyone comes from somewhere,
even 
> Snape and Kreacher.  But there could be some other reason why he
went 
> bad, just as when one is doing magic tricks there's often more than
one 
> way of achieving the same effect. I like this one because it offers
such 
> a good parallel with Harry's life.  If I find that Tom Riddle
turned to 
> evil because some girl wouldn't go out with him because he had bad
breath 
> when he was 14, well, I'll be disappointed!
> 
> Wanda

Me:  I don't think that Tom Riddle turned *evil* because of something
silly.  I think TR turned into LV, because of *love* or better said:
hatred of LOVE.  See Tom's Mother dies from: love.  Tom never wanting
to be "stupid" like his Mother; so he hates love or maybe, better put
despises love.  Gosh this so much easier in my head.  Okay, let me try
again; my kids are talking to me. I need to think how to say this.
hummmm

Tom's mum names him with her last breath.  What does she name him? 
After her family?  No.  She names him after his father, after the man
she loves.  Strange how good old Tom turns out just like his 
nasty old Father.  Not his loving Mum. (BTW, anyone know the name of
TR/LV's Mum?)  I've never seen it.  I think it is *important*.  I
think she it DD's sister.  (but, that is a really wild idea, with
completly no canon.. so i'll stop)

So while TR/LV despise love.  Harry respects love.  (and Harry's Mum
died for Love just as TR Mum did).  But, Harry took the different
road.  But, to say that Harry is going die to save TR/LV is silly.
Honestly, what is to save?  TR was a nasty guy from a very young age.
Ithink that Harry is going to get into LV head (take control of his
mind) like LV did to Harry is OOP.  And Harry is going to give LV
something that he *knows* not.  LOVE.  And that is what is going to
kill LV.  (think wizard of oz, I'm melting, I'm melting).

Okay... what do you think?  wild idea? It hit me this morning(4am),
while in a deep sleep.  Woke me right up!  So I thought I'd share my
wild idea.  
Just a thought.. Tj