Tom -not LV- as the HBP/JKR-Dobby

[Sandra]

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I was just thinking
(and I hope it was not posted a million times before),
that JKR's quote about
the HBP not being neither Harry nor Voldemort,
and `that's all I am going to say on THAT subject',
could be a kind of Dobby'esk clue like in CoS.
But I am not convinced myself.

What do we know about Tom Riddle becoming LV?
We know that Dumbledore addresses him as Tom in OoP,
and we know that Tom has used the name LV with his closest friends
(future DE?)when he was at school. 

Could it be that Tom rejected the muggle half in him so much,
that he kind of killed Tom to fully become the powerful yet heartless 
LV?

-by the way what would he see in the mirror, 
if he really has no heart, 
does his desires for power count for the mirror?. 

Dumbledore says in OoP to Tom/LV:
`there are other ways of destroying a man than killing him'
(not exact quote, sorry)

I agree, the connection between CoS and book six 
must be to do with this backstory of Tom/LV, 
and also with this whole (stupid) pureblood idea.

By the way, 
hello there, 
I am new here and already enjoying 
the fantastic thoughts and musings of everybody 
- and I am more of a Snape-aholic


Sandra