Filling some gaps about the first war (part 2)

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We left Albus wondering why Tom was doing so little to advance his powers.

Sometime around 1970 something changed. Something caused people like Minerva and Hagrid to fear mentioning the name 'Lord Voldemort'. Something caused Molly and some friends of hers to elope. At the same time, mainstream pureblood wizards still thought this Lord Voldemort guy had the right ideas about who should be running things in wizarding society. Though at this point Tom was no longer making public appearances, or if he was they were rather brief - because he had become a fugitive from the law ('a wizard who has eluded capture for almost three decades' said fudge in 1996). We do not know what he was accused of. As the case of Morfin Gaunt shows, the original charge may have been something minor (like giving a Muggle hives), but refusing to show up to a hearing is an arrestable offense.

So what happened in 1970? ( Read more... )