[HPforGrownups] Re: HBP MUST have appeared in COS

[Ariana]

No: HPFGUIDX 103720

> Ally:
>
> I think the HBP is definitely Tom Riddle, a half blood like Harry.
> JKR said she almost used the title for COS, and COS was heavily
> focused on Tom Riddle (as opposed to V).

But she also said that CoS, as published, bore no relation to the HBP
anymore. Which makes it extremely unlikely that it's Tom Riddle, since
Riddle *is* the focus of CoS. I really don't think she's playing games about
it *not* being Riddle/Voldemort.

> Ally:
> She's also said somewhere
> that Book 3 and 6 would mirror each other, which makes me think we're
> again going to get a Riddle focus.  Who else makes sense as the HBP?

I would think a mirror of CoS (or did you really mean PoA?) would rather
imply that we're going to get a focus on the *reverse* of Riddle. Which
would be someone opposed to Riddle and what he represents. My current
favourite would be Gryffindor, but it's also possible that it's another new
character who tried to oppose Riddle in his early days, for instance.

YMMV, obviously. :)

Ariana