I think at some point Harry noticed that the law section of the library looked dusty and unused. And, okay, students probably don't need to do a lot of legal research...but this is also probably the largest magical law reference collection in magical Britain. I know law librarians. They are busy. In real life, Pince would constantly be filling requests for copies of the Fair Compensation for Deceased Employees Act of 1978, Chapter 4, Section 21.2.
If Tom were the only person possibly connected to Voldemort who disappeared, that might look odd. But supposedly there were multiple early disappearances, possibly even many of them. If all of them have some possible connection to Voldemort, Tom doesn't stand out. So there's a diary with his name on it that was maybe involved in some plot, and some people think the Dark Lord wanted to take him out before he became a threat. But there's also that junior Wizengamot member from an old family who suddenly vanished--another enemy taken out early, or possible candidate for the Dark Lord's true identity? And there was that journalist who was digging into all the old families' dirt who also disappeared--obviously he had lots of enemies, but maybe he took his blackmail material with him when he forged a new identity and used it to manipulate and/or pressure those families in various ways as he built his following. And so on. If Tom's just one of a crowd, he doesn't stand out as the obvious candidate. Heck, Voldemort could have created fake backstory deaths for all of these people, not just himself, so that they all look equally like dead ends or cover-ups, depending on how suspicious someone is. He likes elaborate plots!
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Date: 2021-07-05 04:00 am (UTC)If Tom were the only person possibly connected to Voldemort who disappeared, that might look odd. But supposedly there were multiple early disappearances, possibly even many of them. If all of them have some possible connection to Voldemort, Tom doesn't stand out. So there's a diary with his name on it that was maybe involved in some plot, and some people think the Dark Lord wanted to take him out before he became a threat. But there's also that junior Wizengamot member from an old family who suddenly vanished--another enemy taken out early, or possible candidate for the Dark Lord's true identity? And there was that journalist who was digging into all the old families' dirt who also disappeared--obviously he had lots of enemies, but maybe he took his blackmail material with him when he forged a new identity and used it to manipulate and/or pressure those families in various ways as he built his following. And so on. If Tom's just one of a crowd, he doesn't stand out as the obvious candidate. Heck, Voldemort could have created fake backstory deaths for all of these people, not just himself, so that they all look equally like dead ends or cover-ups, depending on how suspicious someone is. He likes elaborate plots!