[HPforGrownups] Re: Time-turning

[bamajenny12]

No: HPFGUIDX 112631

>Pat here:
>And then 
>add all that to Tom Riddle saying that Voldemort is his past, 
>present, and future. The connection to time turning is the most 
>obvious, but do you think that this might be a red herring that
>she put in to throw us all off?  Hmmm..

>Inge:
>How can Tom Riddle even say that Voldemort is his past, present
>and future. At the time Riddle is only 16 years old and Voldemort
>is - at that point - not in his past or present - only in his >future...
<<snip>>

Jenny Here:
And at the time that I read this, I did not see anything odd about it at all. Even
though TR is only 16 at the time, and Voldemort is his 'future', TR knew the story
of "The Boy Who Lived". And TR probably got at least some (if not most) of his
information from Ginny, who would have made HP sound like HP was 10' tall and
bullet proof, which would have only irritated/infuriated TR/LM even more. HP
has the nerve to question why TR would even care about Voldemort, TR is confronting
The Boy Who Lived, TR is denouncing his 'filthy muggle father', and proclaiming to
HP that TR is the greatest wizard in the world. To me, I read the 'past, present and
future' line as a very insecure (remember, he's not LM yet) 16-year-old speaking for effect. It just SOUNDS more dramatic (and possibly more intimidating to HP) to
'announce' that "LM is my past, present and future" as opposed to just saying "Hey,
that's who I'm going to be when I grow up."

Jenny


  

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