The name Riddle

Hagrid aussie_lol at yahoo.com.au
Sun Sep 10 18:21:44 UTC 2006


No: HPFGUIDX 158130

> AnnR wrote:
> 
> <<JKR puts a lot in store by names.  What about Tom Riddle.  Is it 
> just a surname she chose or is there a deeper meaning.>
>
> > ~Phyllis
> I don't think it's an anagram.  I think the anagram was 
having "Tom 
> Marvolo Riddle" turn into "I am Lord Voldemort" at the end of CoS.
> 
> I do think there's a deeper meaning, though.  Rowling has said 
that 
> she wanted Voldemort to be a complex "baddie," 
> 
aussie:
If it's any help, Tom (or Thomas) was the disciple of Jesus who 
didn't want to believe until he saw with his own eyes and touched 
with his own hand.

Dumbledore was always going on about Harry's love, and how Voldimort 
could understand it nor wanted to believe it
aussie







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