Harry as Gryffindor's Heir

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 93522

Berit wrote:
...the thought of Harry turning out to be both the Gryffindor AND the 
Slytherin heir is also an intriguing one...I just resently noticed a 
quote from CoS which I found a bit interesting when speaking of 
Harry's connection to Voldemort; adds a bit of mystery I think:
"Harry couldn't explain, even to himself, why he didn't just throw 
Riddle's diary away. The fact was that even though he *knew* the 
diary was blank, he kept absent-mindedly picking it up and turning 
the pages, AS THOUGH IT WAS A STORY HE WANTED TO FINISH. And while 
Harry was sure he had never heard the name T. M. Riddle before, it 
still SEEMED TO MEAN SOMETHING TO HIM, ALMOST AS THOUGH RIDDLE WAS A 
FRIEND HE'D HAD WHEN HE WAS SMALL, AND HALF-FORGOTTEN." (CoS p. 174 
UK Ed)

Maybe not a friend? Maybe a relative...? Finally, let me throw in 
this quote as well:
"He [Voldemort] chose the boy he thought most likely to be a danger 
to him... HE SAW HIMSELF IN YOU before he had ever seen you." (OotP 
p. 742 UK Ed).

vmonte responds:

Why are there so many references to Harry's similarities to Tom 
Riddle/Voldemort?  Did Voldy really transfer his powers to Harry or 
is Harry really Voldemort?!  Is Harry another version of Voldemort?   

Is it possible that Harry is Voldemort?  

(I know this is crazy and I really don't believe it myself.) 

But, what if Voldemort made several creations of himself? (Like he 
tried in book 2 with his diary?) This would be a good way to make 
sure that he lived forever...     
And, what if someone wanted to give this version of Tom Riddle 
another chance, another life? 

It would be funny if Neville was really Harry Potter?  (Just kidding!)

What if someone time traveled to the past to save Harry's life as a 
baby?  We still don't know why it took 24 hours for Harry to be 
delivered to the Dursley's?...  Maybe Voldy was originally defeated 
by an older version of Harry who will eventually time travel back to 
save his family (but ends up only saving himself)?  

Are Harry, Harry's father, and Tom Riddle all clones of each other? 

Or...

I suppose the real reason Harry and Tom Riddle are constantly 
compared is because Harry could have turned out like Tom, but he 
chose not to let his past dictate his life. 
I'm pretty sure that it will turn out that their physical 
similarities mean that they are blood related.   


vmonte