Also, I assume if they saw Tom Riddle or Salazar Slytherin or some other name they consider utterly evil, they’d tell Dumbledore immediately, rather than dismiss it as a bug. Even if they’ve never heard of Pascal’s Mugging, that’s just the sane thing to do.
Do they know who Tom Riddle is/was? I don’t remember why they should and in canon it at least isn’t common knowledge among students (Ginny didn’t recognize the name of the person in the diary).
You are right. I’m updating in favor of “Tom Riddle” showing on the map. Still not convinced because when Dumbledore says “Show me Tom Riddle” the twins don’t go “Hey, that’s the guy that keeps popping up!”. That might have happened off screen, but we don’t see any evidence that it did.
EDIT: I have re-read that part, and Dumbledore waits until he is alone in the room to say “Find Tom Riddle”.
On the other hand, I admire the poetry where having a taboo on the name and story of Voldemort ultimately dooms you, just because you didn’t want to remember and talk about the bad things. Harry even talks about this in one of the early chapters, I believe.
I agree with robryk: they’ve probably never heard of Tom Riddle. And I fear that if they saw SS’s name their reaction would as likely be “hey, cool!” as “OK, let’s go and talk to the headmaster”.
[EDITED to add: hi, downvoter(s). If you’d like to tell me what you think I did wrong, I can probably try to do it less in future.]
And, even if they did, they wouldn’t know that Riddle = Voldemort. At least, in canon I think Dumbledore or someone says in so many words that scarcely anyone ever connected the two.
True.
Also, I assume if they saw Tom Riddle or Salazar Slytherin or some other name they consider utterly evil, they’d tell Dumbledore immediately, rather than dismiss it as a bug. Even if they’ve never heard of Pascal’s Mugging, that’s just the sane thing to do.
Do they know who Tom Riddle is/was? I don’t remember why they should and in canon it at least isn’t common knowledge among students (Ginny didn’t recognize the name of the person in the diary).
You are right. I’m updating in favor of “Tom Riddle” showing on the map. Still not convinced because when Dumbledore says “Show me Tom Riddle” the twins don’t go “Hey, that’s the guy that keeps popping up!”. That might have happened off screen, but we don’t see any evidence that it did.
EDIT: I have re-read that part, and Dumbledore waits until he is alone in the room to say “Find Tom Riddle”.
On the other hand, I admire the poetry where having a taboo on the name and story of Voldemort ultimately dooms you, just because you didn’t want to remember and talk about the bad things. Harry even talks about this in one of the early chapters, I believe.
I agree with robryk: they’ve probably never heard of Tom Riddle. And I fear that if they saw SS’s name their reaction would as likely be “hey, cool!” as “OK, let’s go and talk to the headmaster”.
[EDITED to add: hi, downvoter(s). If you’d like to tell me what you think I did wrong, I can probably try to do it less in future.]
Wouldn’t Tom Riddle have been at school around the same time as the Weasley twins’ grandparents?
But why would they know the names of people in the school at the same time as their grandparents?
And, even if they did, they wouldn’t know that Riddle = Voldemort. At least, in canon I think Dumbledore or someone says in so many words that scarcely anyone ever connected the two.