map and diary was Re: Do you think there is more to Voldie's story?

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> 
> Annemehr:
> I'd rephrase that, and say that Tom needed access to the necessary
> materials to make him powerful.  To be evil, all he had to do was
> choose it.
> 
> But, to address your point, I compare him to James and Sirius.  I
> think the Marauder's Map may be as complex a piece of magic as the
> Diary, and I'm sure they did that on their own.  Still, I'm 
perfectly
> happy to think that either Grindelwald or a supporter of his 
mentored
> Tom Riddle at Hogwarts, though I don't think it's necessary to 
explain
> his knowledge of the Dark Arts.  We'll see, I hope!
> 


Potioncat:
I've never thought of that comparison before: Marauders leaving map 
that was found and used to Riddle leaving diary which was found and 
used.  In neither case did the owner  choose who would get it and in 
both cases they were called "dark arts" by a trusted (by us) wizard. 
(Although Snape calling the map dark arts is generally considered to 
be a diversion.) 

Of course, the map was taken from the Marauders, but do we know how 
Lucius got the diary?
Potioncat