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Tom Marvolo Riddle: How to Solve the Voldemort Anagram

A name can hide a second identity in plain sight. In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Tom Marvolo Riddle rearranges the letters of his name into a declaration: I am Lord Voldemort The trick is more satisfying when you solve it as a puzzle instead of simply watching the letters move. Why does the middle name seem so peculiar? And how could you find the answer if you knew only that the name …