Uncle Tom?

[Goddlefrood]

No: HPFGUIDX 166925

> firefly:

> What if Harry and Tom are related? I'm thinking that perhaps 
Harry's muggle mother's family and Tom's muggle father's side 
of the family > could be connected. Does anyone recall if the 
books mention the color of Tom's father's eyes? 

> Adesa:

> I've been thinking the same thing, for years! Ever since that 
scene in CoS, I've thought it odd that JKR would have Riddle 
mention their physical similarities.

Goddlefrood:

It seems that perhaps your thoughts are on the wrong track. I
form this view due to this:

"Question: Is Voldemort some sort of relative of Harry's? 
Possibly his mother's brother?
J.K. Rowling responds: I'm laughing...that would be a bit Star 
Wars, wouldn't it?"

>From "About the Books: transcript of J.K. Rowling's live 
interview on Scholastic.com," Scholastic.com, 16 October 
2000. The full transcript can be found here:

http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2000/1000-scholastic-chat.htm

My opinion relative to the noted similarities between Harry
and Tom Riddle is simply that it is being used to emphasise
that people who start out in life similarly, do not always end
up the same ;)

Harry and LV, as he is currently in the books, could be fairly
said to be polar opposites, and it really would be far too Star
Wars, as JKR herself said all thos years ago :)

Goddlefrood, with a quick pint, but who will be back later to
address a misapprehension in respect of his GH theory by, well,
you know who you are ;)