Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Lurks-no-More said:
Regarding Voldemort's name, why not make him Tom Dolver?

Sounds like a more or less plausible name to me. (But then again, I'm not the one who has to write these books. I just get to read / nitpick them... :) )
More or less plausible, you're right, but still sounding like a fake name. Not nearly as plausible as Tom Riddle. Besides, it doesn't have the symbolism that "riddle" as a last name has, especially considering the mysteries in the books surrounding Voldemort.

I honestly do not understand what the big deal is about "I am". Why does that make it so much less plausible an anagram?
 

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Michael Tree said:

More or less plausible, you're right, but still sounding like a fake name. Not nearly as plausible as Tom Riddle. Besides, it doesn't have the symbolism that "riddle" as a last name has, especially considering the mysteries in the books surrounding Voldemort.

I honestly do not understand what the big deal is about "I am". Why does that make it so much less plausible an anagram?

I actually think it makes more sense. It is a statement of who he is not just a simple name change.
 


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