Heir of Slytherin ... or NOT???

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 57986

Steve:
 
> How much could Tom Riddle possibly know about his mother? I have
> wondered for along time if Tom didn't discover that he was
> parslemouth, and in a stretch of his obviously delusional thinking,
> conclude that he must be the heir of Slytherin.
> 
> It would seem like just the thing that an insecure, low self-esteem,
> borderline psychotic with delusions of grandeur would create in his
> own mind to support his delusions and justify his actions. 
> 
> I'm not really convinced that he IS the heir of Slytherin. I think
> this is another fantasy he created to avoid the mundane reality of his
> true existance.
> 
> It so much easier to be a 'god' when you have convinced yourself that
> you are the son of a 'god'. 
> 
> Just a thought.


First, let me say that I love this theory. I posted that it would be a hoot if the 
good Slyth I've wanted is actually Salazar himself, cutting V-Mort loose when 
the chips are really down.

A couple of things to question it though.

We know from Dumbledore that Riddle is the ancestor/descendant of 
Slytherin. So, he is related, unless D-Dore is wrong or lying.

But does that make him the "heir" in the sense of the "chosen one" sense of 
the word? Not necessarily. Salazar probably had lots of descendants.

Riddle WAS able to open the Chamber of Secrets. Now, whether Salazar set 
it up to where any old Parselmouth could do it or not could be up for debate.

But overall, I like this idea.

Darrin