Voldemort's name

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 81953

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tobyreiner" <tobyreiner at y...> 
wrote:

Toby:
> Ok, I'm new to the forum so if this has been asked long ago, please 
> forgive me. 
> 
> I've never understood why Voldemort's enemies call him "Lord 
> Voldemort", when they're not calling him "He Who Must Not Be 
Named". 
> Lord Voldemort isn't his real name, and it's bizarre that his 
claims 
> to lordship should be so readily accepted by Dumbledore et al. 
> Indeed, Dumbledore does call him Tom when they duel at the end of 
> OotP, but always as Voldemort when referring to him to others. It's 
> like Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi talking about the "Emperor" in Star 
> Wars, even though they never accepted Palpatine as an Emperor of 
> anything. 
> 
> Why? Just for convenience?


Geoff:
"Lord Voldemort", as we know was derived from an anagram of "Tom 
Marvolo Riddle".

Towards the end of COS, Dumbledore explains to the Weasleys that very 
few people know that Lord Voldemort was once Tom Riddle and had been 
at Hogwarts. Therefore, those brave enough not to say "You Know Who" 
or whatever presumably only know the title LV.