All the reasons why Tom Riddle was the HBP

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 103715

1)  JKR said she almost chose the title HBP for COS, which is all 
about a young Tom Riddle.  No other character - except for Harry - 
who could qualify as the HBP played an important role in this book - 
at least not an important enough role to warrant a title about him.

2)  JKR has said that we will find out more about Riddle and why he 
turned out the way he did.  Well, we're running out of books.

3)  The young Tom Riddle WAS NOT V.  He became V.  So its consistent 
for JKR to say that the HBP is not Harry or V and have it be about 
Riddle.

4)  JKR is coming to the end of the series - its necessary for her to 
narrow our focus to the resolution as opposed to expanding the 
canvas.  Introducing a new character as the HBP or greatly expanding 
the history of an existing character would all tend to expand the 
canvas as opposed to narrowing it.  

Book 6 will be about Riddle's past and also about V's power becoming 
more widespread and open and obvious.  Book 7 will resolve all those 
Harry questions - the green eyes, Lily, the Marauders/Snape, Godric's 
Hollow, etc.

Ally