Tom Riddle

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No: HPFGUIDX 81236

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "slgazit" <slgazit at s...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "corinthum" <kkearney at s...> 
> wrote:
> [ About Voldemort the Half Blood leading an anti "mudblood" 
> campaign ]
> 
> > it's not too surprising that he chose Muggles
> > as the target on which to focus his hate.
> 
> Actually the campaign is specifically against "mudbloods" (i.e. 
> wizards who have no magical parents), not so much against "half 
> bloods" (like Harry or Voldemort himself) or muggles (who are not 
> worthy of notice other than as playthings in their view).
> 
> > >Does everyone know that Voldemort is 
> > > Tom Riddle and that he is muggle born?
> >  
> > No.  Dumbledore states in CoS that very few people know Voldemort 
> is
> > the same person as Tom Riddle.  
> > 
> > Also, Bellatrix makes it quite clear during her battle with Harry 
> that
> > she believes Riddle to be pureblood.  Why would Voldemort 
alienate 
> all
> > these followers who are so willing to do his bidding by revealing 
a
> > silly little secret like that?
> 
> Nah, of course Voldemort's DE's know his real name and real 
> heritage. He told them all about it in great detail in GoF after 
his 
> resurection.
> 
> His followers follow him due to his being the biggest bully on the 
> block and conveniently ignore the less savory aspects (from their 
> perspective) of his heritage. I imagine they also hope to learn the 
> secret of immortality from him.
> 
> Salit

You may want to check p. 646 of GOF.  He tells Harry about his muggle-
born father etc., before the DE's come to the graveyard.

Also, this may be LV's downfall...the DEs finding out that he is 
halfblood. Somehow Harry convinces the DEs of LV's true parentage.
Fran