CoS clues to Books 6 & 7 analysis

[kyliemckenzie1225]

No: HPFGUIDX 104129

previously boyd_smythe wrote:

"So what did it take for Tom Riddle to become the powerful dark 
lord? 
We can only guess, but my thought is that Tom Riddle was filled with 
hatred and self-loathing. Why? He hated mixed-bloods yet was a 
half-blood himself. He hated and killed his father, the only family 
he 
had. Shunned by other students, he hated them, too. He even hates 
DD, 
who probably was kind and tried to help him. In short, Tom hated the 
world for cursing him with his wretched life. And he wanted 
*revenge*."

kylie responds:

boyd makes some great points and I agree with most, but where is 
canon that suggests Tom Riddle was shunned by other students? (tho' 
I agree he did hate them).  We know he was handsome, smart, 
charming, and trusted by most of the teachers (but didn't fool 
Dumbledore) AND he was made Head Boy, so he must have had some 
popularity.