Why Tom left Merope /Draco and Harry

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 146994

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "justcarol67" <justcarol67 at y...> 
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> Carol, wondering what would have happened if Tom Sr. had sought out
> his newborn son and raised him as a wealthy Muggle rather than 
letting
> him grow up unacknowledged in an orphanage

Carol, 
You touched on something either I don't understand, forgot or never 
connected. Did Tom Sr. even know about his child? I can't imagine a 
rich man of that time allowing a child to exist with his name (plenty 
of rich men fathered children anonymously, no doubt) without 
acknowledging said child. I will go back and read but I can't remember 
this point coming up.
Jen D.
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