Owner of Riddle House

[Ceridwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 148340

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Miles" <miles@> wrote:
> >
Catherine:
> > >   I have another question about the Riddle house. Who is "the 
> wealthy man that owned the Riddle house" (pg 10, GoF, UK edition)? 
> Any ideas?
Miles:
> > "The wealthy man who owned the Riddle House these days neither 
> lived there nor put it to any use; they said in the village that he 
> kept it for "tax reasons," though nobody was very clear what these 
> might be. The wealthy owner continued to pay Frank to do the 
> gardening, however." (GoF 1, quoted from Lexicon)
> > 
> (Snip)> 
> > IMO the owner of this house is not important for the story.
> > 
> 
Tonks:
*(snip)*
> Since it is too late in the series for any new characters, it is 
> probably true that he is not important. What is important is why is 
> the house still important to LV?  Is there something in the house, 
> or perhaps the house itself that is a Horcrux? Yes I know, I know, 
> we are seeing Horcruxes everywhere. Just a thought.

Ceridwen:
Wouldn't it be funny if Dumbledore was the rich investor, and now 
Harry owns the house?

Ceridwen.