LV never loved anyone

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 110488

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:

Siriusly Snapey Susan:
> I doubt Tom found out about the Heir of Slytherin thing right away--
> you've suggested a year or two into his time there.  I do believe 
he 
> had opportunities during this time to reach out to others, to 
choose 
> differently than he did.  

Geoff:
Tom himself suggests (by implication) that he found out about the 
Heir of Slytherin thing almost immediately....

"I thought someone must realise that Hagrid couldn't possibly be the 
heir of Slytherin. It had taken /me/ five whole years to discover 
everything  I could about the Chamber of Secrets and discover the 
hidden entrance...."

COS "The Heir of Slytherin" p.230 UK edition)

Since we know that Tom was towards the end of the Fifth Year when 
this happened, he must have started looking for information to find 
the Chamber early in the First Year.