Diary!Tom Not So Separate From Voldemort?
Jen Reese
stevejjen at earthlink.net
Tue Jul 6 17:43:31 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 104629
Entropy:
> I just noticed this seemingly innocent bit on JKRowling.com, and I
> think it deserves a second look. It's in the FAQ section, and goes
> like this:
>
> Q: "In 'Chamber of Secrets' , what would have happened if Ginny
had
> died and Tom Riddle had escaped the diary?"
>
> A: "I can't answer that fully until all seven books are finished,
> but it would have strengthened the present day Voldemort
considerably."
>
> This struck me, particularly after reading several recent posts
here
> about things such as the prophecy possibly referring to three
people
> (Tom Riddle, Harry and Voldemort). I think JKR has given us a
hint
> regarding the connection between Diary!Tom and Voldemort. Lots of
us
> have come to see Diary!Tom as an entity separate from Voldemort, a
> seed planted long ago by Voldemort which has grown, with the
unwitting
> help of Ginny, to an independent self.
>
> But this answer suggests to me that what happens to Diary!Tom
happens
> to Voldemort. It suggests that they are one (in essence divided,
> perhaps? Ack!, don't get me started....)
Jen: This is interesting--don't remember it being on the FAQ last
week.
My first thought was this: Did 16 y.o. Tom Riddle choose to
sacrifice something in his search for immortality, something
preserved in his 16 y.o. Diary self? Some power perhaps, some 'deal'
he made that he secretly reneged on by creating the diary and
putting the power into Diary!Tom?
I read this the opposite way though, Entropy! I think this gives
weight to the idea TR was a seperate person who was finally
extinguished when Harry killed Diary!Tom. And that makes me think
it's plausible for Tom Riddle to be the HBP, and he renounced
something about his origins to evolve into Voldemort.
Jen Reese
P.S.there's also a new FAQ about why the MOM couldn't send Sirius an
owl and follow it to chase him down.
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