The HBP isn't Tom Riddle (Was: Riddle AND Voldemort in the Chamber )

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 108116

David wrote:
> I've heard the "Dobby thinks they're different so JKR must think
> they're different" statement as evidence to the theory that JKR
> considers T. Riddle and Lord Voldemort to be separate - and I can
> understand why. 
> > 
> > What I don't understand is: 
> > 
> ...edited quote...
> > 
> If Riddle and Voldemort are not one and the same, then when did
> Voldemort appear for Harry to be able to hear his laughter? or Why
> does JKR call the spirit from the diary by both names?
> 
> 
> Asian_lovr2 (Steve) responded:
> 
> Dobby's 'clue' about Riddle not being Voldemort (short version)
> doesn't create an absolute, but it does set a precedent.
> 
> This arguement stems from JKR saying that the Half Blood Prince is
not Harry or Voldemort. That brings up the question, does that
absolutely eliminate Tom Riddle? 
> 
> Tom and Voldy are different, in the same way that no 70 year old man
> is the same person he was at 16. They are also different in that
> Voldemort has is new semi-immortal Snake body, where as Tom Riddle
was a tall handsome man. Also, until he killed his parents, Tom may have
> been redeemable, he may have been salvagable. And Voldemort, as I'm
> sure we all agree, is beyond slavation.
> 
> But from a different perspective, they are indeed that same person,
in the sense that a 16 year old boy grows to be a 70 year old man.
They are different, yet one and the same; different does not mean
totally disconnected.
> 
> So the question is not an absolute but a matter of perspective, and
> the extention of that question is whether or not JKR has made a
> distinction between Voldemort and Riddle when she says the Half
Blood Prince is not Harry or Voldy?
> 
> While we can not read her mind and say with absolute certainty, we
can point to precedents that support that theory.


Carol responds:
I'm still behind on posting so someone may have posted this already,
though I didn't find it in a quick search. But the updated FAQ on
JKR's website states plainly that Tom Riddle and Voldemort are the
same person, and if the HBP isn't Voldemort, it's not Tom Riddle, either.

Carol