Book 6 forshadowing in CoS

[Rob]

No: HPFGUIDX 113397

Here are my two cents on the debate, for what its worth.  ('Bout 2 
cents, I guess!)

I figure we're going to find out what changes Tom Riddle went through 
to become Lord Voldemort, and how this saved him from death when he 
originally cursed Harry.  My reasons for believing this are as 
follows:

1) Harry says "No one knows why you didn't die..." or something to 
that effect when Tom is questioning him in the Chamber.

2) DD says that after he left Hogwarts, Tom went through so 
many "transformations," he was "barely recognizable" when he 
resurfaced as Voldemort.

3) JKR herself says one of the important questions she's never asked 
is why didn't Voldemort die when his AK curse backfires.

4) Voldemort himself alludes to this transformation in GoF when 
referring to the "steps" he took to prevent his death.

Rob