Why Tom Riddle isn't the "Prince"

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 103714

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pandrea100" 
<pandrea100 at h...> 
> wrote:

> > If it's the latter, then we have Tom being known first as a 
prince, 
> > then changing his name to Voldemort, but demoting himself by 
asking 
> > his followers to call him LORD Voldemort, Lord being lower than a 
> > prince.  That seems really unlikely.  
> 
> Ally:
> 
> I think too much emphasis is being placed on the literal 
> interpretation of prince.  It could very well be that Tom Riddle 
was 
> the HBP, because he ultimately became LORD Voldemort.

Ally edited to add:

On the literal interpretation front, you're assuming that the "Lord" 
in Voldemort is the equivalent of a "Lord" in traditional British (or 
other) royalty.  But "Lord" Voldemort is clearly more like a king or 
supreme ruler - that's what he wants to be and the title he chose.