The name Riddle

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 158133

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Argus Pyrites" <o_secca at ...> wrote:
>
> Phil Vlasak wrote:
> >   You can get wl nag riddle"
> >   from "Grindelwald"
> >   "Wl" may be shorthand for "will"
> 
> Argus Pyrites adds:
> This is *horribly* off topic, but this reminded me of Trespassers
> W. from Winnie-the-Pooh. Sorry, delete this if you must Oh List
> Elves... but I just couldn't resist, as I'm *still* giggling. (And
> isn't Milne /always/ considered relevant?)
> 
> A.A. Milne wrote:
> >>
> The Piglet lived in a very grand house in the middle of a beech-
> tree, and the beech-tree was in the middle of the forest, and the
> Piglet lived in the middle of the house. Next to his house was a
> piece of broken board which had: "TRESPASSERS W" on it. When
> Christopher Robin asked the Piglet what it meant, he said it was
> his grandfather's name, and had been in the family for a long time.
> Christopher Robin said you couldn't be called Trespassers W, and
> Piglet said yes, you could, because his grandfather was, and it was
> short for Trespassers Will, which was short for Trespassers William.
> And his grandfather had had two names in case he lost one—
> Trespassers after an uncle, and William after Trespassers.
> 
> "I've got two names," said Christopher Robin carelessly.
> 
> "Well, there you are, that proves it," said Piglet.
> >>
> 
> Tonks wrote:
> > Well maybe JKR's spelling ability is as bad as her math. I
> > thought "gnawl" was a word. I looked it up, and it isn't. But
> > to me it spells "gnaw".  So maybe this is the word she wants.
> >
> > With this we have the fact that we have to 'gnaw on the riddle'.
> > Which make perfect sense to me.
> 
> 
> Argus Pyrites adds:
> 
> I'm not too sure that putting in clues via anagram is ever a good
> idea.. but seeing as I like this sort of thing
> 
> Gnawl Riddle you say?
> 
> How about Gnaw Red Drill? -- Grindelwald owned Grunnings?
> Lewd Darling? -- Say, Isn't Minerva at school with Tom in 45?
> Wand Led Girl -- Say, Maybe Minerva was imperiused by Grindelwald!
> Wand Grilled -- Priori incantatum teaches DD about Grindlewald's
> Horcrux victim...
> Grin Well, Dad -- Tom killed his father in 43
> Warding Dell -- Grindelwald was born in Godric's Hollow???
> Grand Willed -- DD defeated Grindelwald through psychic attacks?
> Will End Grad -- Harry defeats Voldemort, then Grindelwald's ghost
> haunts him until he commits suicide. He 'marries' Myrtle.
> Darn Wild Leg -- Grindelwald would've won, but he tripped.
> Rad Dwelling -- By the way, Grindelwald's summer home is for let.

geoff:
I am rather enjoying this thread because it is taking me back to the 
halcyon days on the group before HBP appeared and the group 
became obsessive, scratchy and hyperanalytical over discussions 
about Snape, Horcruxes, Dumbledore's death (or non-death) and 
got far too serious to be taken seriously.

A couple of thoughts on the question of Tom Riddle's name.

I did remark months and months ago that there is an alternative 
meaning to Riddle which no one seemed to have picked up, that 
of a sieve.

Now, coupling that to JKR's play on words turning "pensive" 
(= thoughtful) into "Pensieve" (= a method of editing and storing 
thoughts), could there be some sneaky and underhand connection 
between the Sieve of Slytherin and our little storage device?

Off topic, thanks Argus for Trespassers W. I salute another 
Winnie-the-Pooh fan.