Just thinking about who exactly was killed by LV in the Riddle house...it was Mr. & Mrs Riddle and their older son Tom. Does that mean that TOM (from CoS) was killed (No...he is Voldemort) or who was it? I am so confused...but we Weasleys know when to ask for help...

yes, please can someone answer this question :who killed the Ryddle family? I understood that Voldemort killed them, but then he killed himself?! please, please answer!

Spoilers from The Goblet of Fire...




My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that the Riddles Voldemort killed at the beginning of Goblet of Fire were Voldemort's father and his father's parents.

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Spoilers from The Goblet of Fire... My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that the Riddles Voldemort killed at the beginning of Goblet of Fire were Voldemort's father and his father's parents.

This is right because it said in CoS that he was named Tom after his father, Marvolo after his grandfather, so that would make sense.

Yes, I think it was his father and grandparents.. he says that his father is a muggle (and was also named Tom.. already mentioned by astronomylover) in CoS, so it fits.

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Yes, I think it was his father and grandparents.. he says that his father is a muggle (and was also named Tom.. already mentioned by astronomylover) in CoS, so it fits.

Correctamundo. Personally, I assumed that from the beginning

Thank you all for clearing that up for me.

I thought that from the beginning as well, but when I saw that post it came back to me. I, unfortunetly, had a brainfart.

But there was something I never understood:

Everyone says that Voldemort is the last remaining descendant of Salazar Slytherin. Yet, the Malfoys whole family has been in that house (which isn't completly true either I might add, considering the Black Family Tree). Does anybody have any thoughts on this? Not meaning to get off topic... it just sort of occured to me a second ago...

Well, all I know is that Voldemort killed his grandparents and his father when he was still young, still Tom Riddle. And i'm sure there are more pureblood familys who have had all the gernetations in Slytherin, or any of the other houses. The Weasleys are a good example, I'm not saying that every gerneration has been in Gyrffindor, but it does seem to be a trend, right?

Well i think the reason all of the Malfoy's were in Slytherin was not because they might be descendents, but because they are all like him-power hungry, back stabbing, slimy gits! (just kidding)

No one else thought that Voldy killed his father and grandparents? Who else would have killed them other than Voldy who hated his father for leaving his mother when he found out that she was a witch.

Hm, I never thought of the Mr. and Mrs. Riddle were Voldemort's grandparents. That's an interesting idea... tops my theory anywho. Now, rereading this passage it makes a LOT of sense...

"Elderly Mr. and Mrs. Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude, and their grown-up son, Tom, had been, if anything, worse." (p.2 GoF, US Version)

Elderly should have stuck out immedently when I was trying to identify them... shoot you people are good. I can also see why Tom (LV's father) would be worse because. 1. He STILL lives with his parents, 2. His wife was a witch, 3. She died giving birth to their son, 4. He's all the Dursley's put together in one body (er, the mind anyway) and left his son because he could be a wizard.

Good job guys, you convinced me.

It took me to the second time round reading it for it to click that those were who they were...but then it was like DUH!!! Especially in the manner in which they were found dead, cos obviously the first time round, I had no idea about the Avada Kedavra curse...

Do you think they were the first people he himself killed...?

Yeah, they probably were. I mean, I would have thought that the MoM would have caught up to him otherwise...not to mention the Muggle police. I mean come on...wizard or not, you still drop hairs, fibres, fingeprints, footprints etc - Locard's principle...'Every Contact Leaves A Trace'....you're telling me the Muggle police found nothing at all suspicious? Well, if they didn't, they just didn't look hard enough, IMHO..

Of course, that's if you discount Myrtle....'cos the Basilisk got her really, didn't it?

Oh...right....that's why you said 'himself'....Doh! Stupid me....sorry, chick!

THAAANK you i've been wondering about this for SOOO long!! thanks for clearing this up.

If Voldemort killed his father and his grandparents, why did they do this on the tombstone for the GoF movie?
http://www.dissendium.com/images/news/gof_harrygraveyard.jpg

Voldemort's father would not have Marvolo in his name.

Did the movie people make a big booboo?

hummm...maybe when Tom(Voldemorts father) married meave (sp?)(Voldemorts mother) he took on her name as well for the sake of their son...but I could be wrong and its just a boo-boo on the movie makers part...but he never really liked Voldemort to begin with we can see this becuse he left him orphaned...so I dont think he would have taken on his "crazy" wifes name...hummm interesting

I think it must be an error on the movie's part, but it seems so glaringly wrong...

What do you guys think?

Nothing? No one can venture an opinion??!!!~!

Whoa, I think that's quite enough of the multiple posting, Sildon. ;)That tombstone picture is off topic - I suggest you try this thread where you'll find the tombstone discussed quite a bit.

This topic is about the Riddle Family, so back on topic now please.

well this was a confusing topic until we found out about teh horcruxes. It you don't know what they are I wont tell you because It'll spoil it, but if you want to find out just read the sixth book and you wont be confused anymore!

Yes, it is Voldemort's father and grandparents that were killed in the Riddle House by Voldemort himself. This portion of the story is ventured further into in HBP.