Possession

[thetruthisoutthere_13]

No: HPFGUIDX 89898

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:

Kneasy wrote:

> This is the way I'm tending to lean. Although Tom wandered the 
> world for a number of years before making his bid for power, there
> is no evidence of anything out there that could change a spiteful 
> and resentful adolescent into the Voldy!Monster. 

>From me:

The one flaw I see in your argument is that Tom Riddle took the time 
to create his diary while still at Hogwarts and presumably before he 
first entered the chamber of secrets. Plus he was already calling 
himself "Lord Voldemort" amongst his friends at school. Creating the 
diary to preserve his sixteen year old self shows quite a bit of 
foresight, actually, that shows more foresight from Voldemort than 
we saw in OotP.

I guess the next proof you need for your theory is 1) whether Tom 
started calling himself Voldemort before or after he entered the 
chamber, and 2) if he created the diary before or after entering the 
chamber. 

-kg