Timeline speculations

[jodel at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 56849

> Chris asks;
> 
> What was so special about 1970 that he started then and not before?
> 
Dumbledore became Headmaster and was no longer wherever he had been during 
the years between 1945 and 1969. 

We can't be certain, of this, but a great deal of this timing mystery makes 
sense if we hypothesize that defeating Grindlewald in '45 brought about a 
career change for Dumbledore, and that Riddle did not surface again until 
Dumbledore was back at Hogwarts.

As for why he was not heard of in the interim; There is no statute of 
limitations on murder. "Tom Riddle" was wanted in connection with the tripple 
murder in the muggle village of Little Hangleton in the summer of '45. And 
when he did finally surface it was under an alias. But Dumbledore had been 
attempting to monitor his movements during that time. He summarized what was 
believed of Riddle's movements at the end of CoS.

-JOdel


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