Possession

[Arya]

No: HPFGUIDX 89907


> 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. 

No book here at work, but Diary!Tom does say that "Voldemort is my 
past, present and future."  There is something to this statement. The 
reference to the past, I believe goes well beyond Tommy Riddle's 
adolescence and early childhood.   

I also think you might be trying to look for *what happened* in his 
past that could have made Tom into Volde, but, really, I think a 
better question may be what was he lacking--what did he not have and 
how far was he driven to seek this lacking sense of self and 
purpose.  I think growing up without a link to his past, his parents 
and a sense of who he is in the world place, makes a much bigger 
impact when all these factors are absent, not just dysfunctional, but 
absent completely.  
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>Kneasy also wrote:
>But the Chamber of Secrets is a special place, designed and built
>by a powerful and decidedly nasty piece of work - Salazar Slytherin.
>The title itself implies that there are, or were, multiple secrets. 
>What were (are) they? Was there something in there that was waiting 
>for the right personality to enter that would allow it to take form 
>again?

>Could it be that Tom is an (almost) innocent victim? Shock!Horror!

And I think when Tom (my past is just a) Riddle came upon his 
ancestry being linked to Sal, well, his starving thirst of self 
identity found this wealth of history and purpose as an outlet for 
all his talent and ambition.  

Yes, I think it's very possible he embodies the spirit (in some form) 
of someone he's necromanced or somehow sould his soul to.  Biggest 
clue to this?  The red eyes--those are just not natural.  They just 
screem 'demonic possession!' to me. 

Was Tommy an innocent victim?  No way.  We all have good and evil 
within us, and we've heard it before--our choices make us who we 
are.  He may have been vulnerable due to his circumstances, hungry 
for acceptance and purpose, and just striving for success and respect 
but ultimately, he was the one who made the choices to accept the 
path he's travelled.  I'll concede the "choices" may be more or less 
difficult for some, but that's life.  

Just my thoughts...
Arya