Could Harry Own the Riddle Home?

gelite67 gelite67 at yahoo.com
Sat May 6 15:19:01 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 151921

Here's my wild theory for the day.

Dumbledore was the wealthy man who owned the Riddle Home in GOF and 
he wills it to Harry.

Prior to HPB, I'd always thought of Lucius as the wealthy man and I 
guess I have no real canon supporting that DD was wealthy, other than 
the fact that he seems to wear flashy clothes.  Maybe he put up the 
$$ for Aberforth to buy the Hogshead?

I can only see this as a real possibility if the Riddle Home has a 
role to play in Book 7.  Maybe it's the location of a Horcrux?

At first glance, it seems unlikely that LV would want a piece of his 
soul hidden in the home of his Muggle father, whom he hated.  Then 
again, he did return there for refuge in GOF, and if it would be the 
last place that anyone suspects, then it would be a most excellent 
hiding place, perhaps with a touch of revenge mixed in. How fitting 
that part of the magic that makes LV immortal resides in the home of 
the man who ignored his very existence?

And don't forget, DD did keep up with the Muggle news in that area, 
so he knew when Frank was killed, which implies his belief that LV 
still found the old homestead of some importance.

For what it's worth.

Angie








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