Chapter Discussion: Goblet of Fire Ch 1: The Riddle House

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>3. What or who did you think had caused [the Riddles] deaths?<

Rebecca:
I think they were definitely hit with an AK, though at the time I remember wondering what it was that killed them (what kind of magic that is), since AK is not revealed until later in the book (and the magic that Voldemort used on Harry DID leave a mark). Its also interesting that they were all in the same room when they were killed, which means that Voldemort had to have done it very fast (no one had a chance to run away). 

> 6. Do you think that Voldemort tried any other spells on his family before
> killing them with the AK?

Rebecca:
It doesn't appear so, unless he did something to first subdue all of them first, but that would have taken just as much time as AKing.

> 
> 7. Why do you think that Voldemort chose the house as his hideout?

Rebecca:
Why not? Its abandoned, and most likely he is the owner, and he needs to be there for the re-birthing ceremony when they finally get Harry (though I suppose he could take the bone and bring it along somewhere else).

> 8. Recognizing that he has no say in what Voldemort calls him, do you think that Peter Pettigrew likes being called Wormtail instead of >his original name?

Rebecca:
I don't know. I can't see how it could bother him that much since that was his nickname among his friends. Also, how else would Voldemort know about it unless Peter told him? It is strange how he ends up being "Wormtail" from the end of PoA on, I was referring to him that way to my boys before we reached the end of GoF, and they were still calling him "Peter" at that point (I think I even had to remind them who Wormtail was in the first chapter). I think I heard it mentioned here once that perhaps he used "Wormtail" as his spy name back in the day, but that would be a terrible covert name, as Sirius, James and Lupin all use it too. 


>> 10. Do you think that Voldemort knew Frank Bryce was there all >>along?

Pat:
>No, I had the impression that he got his information from Nagini. I don't think he knew that Frank was there. In retrospect, I always thought that the "investor" who owned the place was Lucius Malfoy. <

Rebecca:
I agree. I think he would have killed Frank Bryce sooner if he knew he was there. Also, I always thought it was Malfoy who owned the house as well, though I don't know why I assumed it was him. Now I think more that it was Voldemort that owned the house, that he bought it for the same emotional reasons that drove his horcrux decisions.


Looking forward to the next chapter.
-Rebecca