Changes: Amy Benson

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"They were funny... Never the same again."

Amy Benson was a resident at Wool's Orphanage, where Tom Riddle also resided as a child, from his birth on 31 December, 1926 to sometime before 1 September, 1938. Tom took her, along with Dennis Bishop, to a cave near the spot where the orphanage kids were taken on a trip. After the trip inside the cave, she and Dennis did not act the same and seemed strange. Tom seemed to have done something so terrible inside the cave that the two orphans were frightened into silence.

Behind the scenes

In a deleted scene from the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Albus Dumbledore stated that the children taken to the cave were Tom Riddle's "fellow students". This could imply that they were also students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but it is more likely that Tom attended another Muggle school with them for their early education.

Etymology

The name "Amy" is the English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (First mentioned)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Deleted scene) (Mentioned only)

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-'''Amy Benson''' was a resident at [[Wool's Orphanage]], where [[Tom Riddle]] also resided as a child from his birth on [[31 December]] [[1926]] to sometime before [[1 September]], [[1938]]. Tom took her along with [[Dennis Bishop]] to a [[Horcrux cave|cave]] near the spot where the orphanage kids were taken on a trip. After the trip inside the cave, she and Dennis did not act the same and seemed strange. Tom seemed to have done something so terrible inside the cave that the two orphans were frightened into silence.
+'''Amy Benson''' was a resident at [[Wool's Orphanage]], where [[Tom Riddle]] also resided as a child, from his birth on [[31 December]], [[1926]] to sometime before [[1 September]], [[1938]]. Tom took her, along with [[Dennis Bishop]], to a [[Horcrux cave|cave]] near the spot where the orphanage kids were taken on a trip. After the trip inside the cave, she and Dennis did not act the same and seemed strange. Tom seemed to have done something so terrible inside the cave that the two orphans were frightened into silence.
 ==Behind the scenes==