Re: The Catalyst to Riddle’s Motivation (was: Riddle's family)

[hermohninny]

No: HPFGUIDX 58117

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kenney" <kenneyjohn at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Now here's the crunch. We find out why all along Voldemort wants 
to 
> kill off Harry: He is Voldemort's Last Living Relative. When he 
kills 
> Harry, he effectively extracts the ultimate revenge for the crime 
his 
> parents committed (in his eyes)
> 
> Hey, it also could mean Harry has a living relative: and Uncle!
> 
> 
> From the Key of Kenney

now me: 

While I am also convinced that Harry and Tom Riddle are somehow 
related (not necesarily in that manner), I don't think Voldie's sole 
motivation for murdering Harry would be revenge. I'd be crushed if 
it was anything that simple after all the build-up. Remember that 
Voldie did not plan on killing Lily and therefore he was after the 
Potter bloodline specifically. There is also that whole prophecy 
business that Firenze brings up in PS but doesn't go into. 
Personally, I think the whole shabang will be revealed in OoP, Tom's 
reason for going after Harry in the first place being the thing that 
Dumbledore "should have told him long ago." 

dina