[HPforGrownups] Re: Sharing names - Tom's story truth or fiction?

[animal lover]

No: HPFGUIDX 98762


Mandy here:
  If indeed Miss Marvolio 
was unwed and died in childbirth the child would have been wisked 
strait to an orphage, no questions asked.  If she was wed, and he 
abandoned her it would have been easy for Tom Riddle Sr.'s family to 
have arranged for baby Tom to have been packed away.   It might seem 
impossible to us now, but very easy 50 years ago.

Mandy


animallover_11:

I don't think that we can assume that she died during child birth because she named him...there is no way 50 years ago she would have known she was having a boy.  Also I believe that in the quote it is stated that Sr. left before Jr was born.  If that is the case this also proves that mom must have lived long enough to name the child.  If Sr had anything to do with his being sent to the orphanage from birth I am sure he would have changed Jr names.  He would not want anyone to find out about him.

It is possible that Tom has the story wrong.  It is possible that maybe his Mom left his dad (family pressure or something) and she told Tom Jr that dad left so he would not go looking for him.  It is possible that the whole situation was set up by his mother....Ginny is the first Weasley girl in many generations.....what if Slytherins family had all gilrs and no boys for many generations...Tom's mom would have wanted to protect her son from a good fathers influence possibly.

animallover_11


		
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