I think my boss at the time was Umbridge's long-lost identical cousin from America, as it happens.
Ghost law must be a really weird specialty. I like it.
No, not challenging to a duel, knowing too much and being a potential future threat Voldemort wants to take out early! Like, if Tom took up Slughorn's networking offers, he might be the guy they called to settle their Dark Lord problem the way Dumbledore was last time. And if he was involved in the diary plot and later regretted it, he knows way too much. Can't have that. So threaten him, and he takes a job at a shop instead of starting his rise to Minister. Good. But then...well, know one knows exactly what happened next. Maybe Tom stumbled on something else Voldemort didn't want him to know while chatting up people with connections and cool ancient relics. Maybe Voldemort risked trying to use Tom in another plot, and it didn't turn out well. Maybe Tom had an attack of consciences and was planning to tell everything he knew, and Voldemort found out somehow. Regardless, Voldemort obviously doesn't want anyone asking questions, so probably best to leave the matter alone.
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Date: 2021-07-03 12:23 am (UTC)Ghost law must be a really weird specialty. I like it.
No, not challenging to a duel, knowing too much and being a potential future threat Voldemort wants to take out early! Like, if Tom took up Slughorn's networking offers, he might be the guy they called to settle their Dark Lord problem the way Dumbledore was last time. And if he was involved in the diary plot and later regretted it, he knows way too much. Can't have that. So threaten him, and he takes a job at a shop instead of starting his rise to Minister. Good. But then...well, know one knows exactly what happened next. Maybe Tom stumbled on something else Voldemort didn't want him to know while chatting up people with connections and cool ancient relics. Maybe Voldemort risked trying to use Tom in another plot, and it didn't turn out well. Maybe Tom had an attack of consciences and was planning to tell everything he knew, and Voldemort found out somehow. Regardless, Voldemort obviously doesn't want anyone asking questions, so probably best to leave the matter alone.