Harry's moral core vs. Voldie's

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No: HPFGUIDX 117982


Snow wrote:
I personally believe that Tom's mother lived, and may still be 
living, but was forced to choose between her son and his rejecting 
father or her wizarding world connection with the last of the pure 
royalty line of Slytherin.

Bookworm:
Snow, are you saying that Tom's mother went back to her wizarding 
family?  Then why not take Tom with her - because he was half-
blood?  

Kim here: 
Ditto to Snow's ideas! I read her post after posting 117924 to Geoff 
on the same topic. I agree though that it's nice to think of Tom's 
mother loving her husband and son so much, but there's
nothing in canon to say yay or nay to that idea. 

Bookworm:
We do have an indication that she didn't go back to her husband.  
When the Riddles were killed, the family included the parents and a 
grown son.  Nothing was said about the son's wife escaping or
being away at the time.

Kim wrote (in post 117924): 
I agree with you that it's not likely for a birth attendant to know 
the name Marvolo, but it was still quite possible. 

Bookworm:
It is not unusual for someone to ask an expectant mother what names 
she has picked out for her child.  Mrs. Riddle could have told the 
birth attendant about the family names.  Does a witch know the 
gender of the child she is carrying?  Or did Mrs. Riddle also pick a 
girl's name that we wouldn't have heard about?

Ravenclaw Bookworm