Hark! Are those the first harbingers of Chapter Three I spy on the horizon?

[Bob Schroeck]

DHBirr wrote:

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I should've said this earlier, but the rewrite looks fine to me, at least.  You provided richer detail than my simple, "people have, historically, acquired some weird names."  This is good.  And the college roomie named "Terror" is an amusing continuity joke, Herr Schroeck.

Thank you.  And it seemed like an obvious reference to make, joking on my own name, since the FAQ has had that little detail in it for years.
As for other interpretations of "vol de mort", I'm adding a gloss to the Concordance about them.  "Vol" for theft is more idiomatic than literal, but you never know what Rowling had in mind.  And I don't really think Riddle's megalomania would let him name himself "flight from death" -- it would be too much like admitting a weakness.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.