BOOK 6 ANNOUNCEMENT ON JKR WEBSITE

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 103363

Potioncat wrote:

And that is the same wordplay that Doby used when he said it was
not "he who must not be named" because it was OK to name Tom Riddle.
So I agree with Wanda's post as a strong possibility.


vmonte responds:

Yes, Doby doesn't even consider that Voldemort and Tom Riddle are the 
same person. And I don't think that the half-blood prince will be 
someone we haven't met yet.

There is something that has been bothering me for a while though. Why 
does Harry remember Tom Riddle as being a childhood friend that was 
long forgotten?  Memory charm anyone?  Or is Tom Riddle trapped 
inside Harry's head?  Did Lily's magic split Voldemort in half 
leaving the undead entity known as vapormort, while vaporRiddle 
sought refuge in the only body that was alive, baby Harry?

If DD suspected (or knowing him, already knew) that Tom was now 
living in Harry, he may have placed Harry at the Dursley's not only 
to protect Harry, but to also keep Tom away from the magical 
community. 

Was Tom Harry's friend? What does DD's comment "in essence divided" 
mean? 

If Ron starts to have separate memories because of the brain attack, 
will Harry start to realize that he also has forgotten but separate 
memories? 

Why does Harry look at the diary in Cos and have the feeling that he 
wants to finish the story that was started?  Doesn't this sound like 
something someone would say if they were given another chance to 
rewrite their life?  I've thought this way myself. "If I had only 
done it this way..."

If TR is inside Harry my guess would be that he is not like the Tom 
Riddle of the past, future, or present...

vivian