New Wild HBP Theory

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 126134



Who is the HBP..?

Take a look back through my (Valky's) posts and you'll see I just
can't make up my mind.

Today I have a new suggestion. It's based pretty largely on this clue. 

1. The plot of HBP is related to a discovery Harry made in COS.

To start with let's assume that the COS discovery relevant to the HBP
plot is that 16 year old Tom Riddle learned how to possess someone
through a very secret diary.

OK, on that assumption lets build to a supposition that Tom learned
the art of possession in the Chamber of Secrets.

With me?

Ok so leaping from that Platform lets imagine that Salazar Slytherin
is the HBP.

Lost you there, didn't I. :D

I had better tell you how I got here. Remember we are standing on the
assumption that Salazar and Tom shared their interest in possession.

Tom was a Half Blood, who wanted nothing more than to rid himself of
the "dirty blood" he inherited from his father. He changed his name,
transformed himself to something not human, and put a few eggs in the
basket of possession magic. 

It is easy to assume that the Diary was simply another part of the
whole quest for immortality by Voldemort, but that might be a leap
away from the true meaning of the diary. 16 year old Tom was
infinitely more keen on the annihilation of "dirty blood" and all it's
associations than he was on immortality. (I mean what 16 yr old
doesn't think he is *already* immortal), chances are that the Diary
preserving LV's 16 year old self has a lot more relevance to
anti-mudbloodism than first appears.

JKR was asked what would happen if Tom had succeeded in killing Ginny
in Cos. JKR answered that Voldemort would be stronger, but that she
would say nothing more. I wonder if what Jo was hiding here was Why
Tom wanted to possess someone to begin with. Was it one of his early
plans to rid himself of Riddle Blood? 

If the answer is yes then HBP Salazar Slytherin is but a small step away.

If possession was the method in one of Toms early plans to become
pureblooded wizard then maybe it was the same in Salazar.

Maybe Salazar was a Half-Blood too. 

Valky
Dipping a toe for now.