Clues in COS (was Re: Dumbledore's integrity)

[Jen Reese]

No: HPFGUIDX 79877

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> 
> I agree whole-heartedly re Dumbledore, in fact my obsessions 
> regarding his plot status has caused some sad shaking of heads.
> 
> But, you may be pleased to know, that's not the reason for this 
post.
> 
> The slow revelations of his calculations start right in book 1 and
> can then be traced throughout the series.
> I have doubts that this is one of the big clues that apparently 
lurk in CoS.
> IIRC, JKR said that in CoS she nearly "gave the whole thing away".
> (I know I can rely on a rapid correction if I'm wrong.) CoS has
> something(s) apparently much more important buried in it. But
> we consistently ignore the biggest clue JKR has given and chase off
> down side alleys. We should be ashamed of ourselves.


Jen Reese: Kneasy, I was disappointed you didn't post a theory on 
this information--are you formulating one now? 

Well, your post had me thinking about COS all day and wondering what 
part would "give it all away."  I remembered the interview with JKR 
and Steve Kloves on the COS DVD, where JKR mentions that purity of 
blood is a very big deal in the book, and is the topic she thinks is 
of great importance in COS (paraphrasing here--the interview is at 
the Leaky Cauldron in the archives). Does that give anything away, 
except that we find out Voldemort isn't pure blood? This issue does 
come up again in OOTP in the battle scene, and you do have to wonder 
if the DE's know about Voldemort's parents (DE's besides Wormtail).

The part I've always wondered about, and I know this isn't original, 
but it's the part where Riddle says Voldemort is his "past, present 
and future." I never could wrap my mind around Voldemort being 
Riddle's past, unless we're talking about time/space continuum 
theories.  And no way am I venturing there; for me, those theories 
are the equivalent of trying to understand economic theory--my mind 
blanks out. But there is something *important* in his comment. Any 
ideas?