Harry Potter theory: Tom Riddle is Salazar Slytherin is really convincing
By Callum Gunn
A new Harry Potter theory about how Tom Riddle is in fact Salazar Slytherin reborn is going around and it is actually really convincing.
So over the weekend a new Harry Potter fan theory came to my attention. Tom Riddle is in fact not the evil dark wizard Lord Voldemort, but in actual fact the founder of Slytherin, Salazar, reborn.
My initial gut when seeing this theory was to dismiss it completely and laugh at the sheer idea that this fan theory had even managed to gain traction. However, once I actually read the entire theory, I have to admit that the original poster is really onto something here.
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Posted on Reddit by user Ennovative, you can read the full post right here, but the highlights to the theory are as follows.
One of the last things Salazar Slytherin did was construct the Chamber of Secrets and conceal the Basilisk within. Salazar was a wizard who sought out immortality and Ennovative argues that maybe Salazar concealed a part of his soul inside the Basilisk.
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Fast forward to when Tom Riddle opened the chamber and the implications of him doing this was the part of Salazar that was left within the Basilik has now transferred to Tom. There are plenty of accounts to refer to within Harry Potter that back this idea up as Tom was never the same person after he opened the Chamber of Secrets, but one that really stands out is a quote from Professor Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
"“If a monster existed, it was buried deep within.”"
Ennovative goes further into the possibility of Salazar Slytherin being reborn by comparing how two soles can exist within one body by pointing our Harry Potter did just that. An even more intriguing idea pops up that questions the famous prophecy of “neither can live while the other survives.” Was the prophecy about Harry Potter and Tom Riddle, or Tom Riddle and Salazar Slytherin?
Of course there are holes in the theory which some fans have pointed out, but theory doesn’t have holes in it? Truth be told, it is a really interesting idea and so convincing that we really need a ruling by J.K. Rowling herself on this one.
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What do you think of the theory? Is Lord Voldemort Salazar Slytherin reborn? Drop a comment just below sharing your thoughts.