Thomas Marvolo Riddle

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 161528

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, J <tidblgr72 at ...> wrote:

> Jeremiah
> 
> I think that in keeping his father's name and giving cause to 
strike fear in people's hearts would be a character trait of LV. His 
capacity to transform something/someone into a new form would only be 
hightened by keeping his father's name and transforming that name 
into one that mobody dares to utter. Very powerful. He hs taken Tom 
(common name) Riddle (not so common but definitey not absurd) and 
Marvolo (rare... in my opinion) and made it something beyond fear... 
it is un mentionable and without any reason for it. Nothing will 
happen if you say Lord Voldemort. But the fear of it is greater than 
the threat.

Charles Walker:

Perhaps the reason he decided that none should speak his name stems 
from the fact that it comes from his father's name. I mean, the whole 
thing starts out with an anagram, then he wants to be known as 
Voldemort. But as it wears on, he realizes that his fathers name is 
still inherent in proclaiming "I am Lord Voldemort" and he begins 
first to lash out at his followers for speaking his name, which then 
carries from them to the general population.

Charles Walker, liking this line of speculation.