How did he know?

[Rebecca Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 146963


    KJ wrote:
> 
>       I'm thinking that Grindelwald had something to do with
Riddle's  education. I don't think that he made his first horcrux
until after he  left school. JKR said that Grindelwald's death was
important and he is  listed as having died in 1945, <snip>
   
  Becky wrote:
   
  This may be true but I don't think JKR necessarily meant that Grindelwald was important to the Harry Potter books. She said that the date was significant and went on to say that events in the wizarding world were reflected in the muggle world. Therefore I believe she was saying that it was no coincidence that Grindelwald was defeated in 1945 (the date of the end of the 2nd world war). I think she was inferring that Grindelwald was Hitler or at least the wizard controlling him. Sorry, I don't have a link to the interview in question.