Voldemort's name

[tobyreiner]

No: HPFGUIDX 82189

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Hagrid" <aussie_lol at y...> 
wrote:> 
> 
> However, an Ancient magic may be used to merge a strong Dark Wizard 
> with a willing youth. Riddle may still be the vehicle for 
> Grindelwald .... and more.

Why should he be?

> Grindelwald was "DEFEATED" (DD's Choc Frog Card), not killed. Tom 
> Riddle disappeared in Eastern Europe for some time (around where 
> Grindelwald was active?) before emerging as LV.

Actually, in COS he says that he already used the name Lord Voldemort 
while he was still at Hogwarts, but only with a group of close 
friends. (Does he have "friends" in the way we think of them?)


> If the Dark Wizard from 1945 could merge to prolong his life, why 
not 
> take this to the extreme?
> 
> Salazar Slytherin LEFT Hogwarts, but there was no mention of how or 
> if he died. Since Nicholas Flammel could survive for centuries, why 
> couldn't Slytherin himself be possessing his 25th victom in his 
quest 
> for long life and power?  ~aussie~

Was Salazar Slytherin explicitly a "Dark Wizard"? 

I don't think it's likely anyway.