My past, present, and future

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No: HPFGUIDX 98147

As I was going through the books recently looking for whom, other 
than Snape and some other DEs, might call Voldemort "Dark Lord", I 
found this interesting quote from Tom Riddle in CoS: 

"Voldemort," said Riddle softly, "is my past, present, and future, 
Harry Potter . . . ."

Very curious, as Ollivander might say. Why would Tom Riddle refer to 
Voldemort as his "past"? With all the recent discussion about who 
might have mentored Tom Riddle in the Dark Arts, I thought I'd throw 
this out and see what you all make of it. At the moment, I have no 
theories myself.

-Tanya
P.S. Dobby calls Voldy the Dark Lord. Interesting...but maybe it's 
just conditioning from living with a family of Death Eaters.