The Riddles and the [Spoiler]s

It just occurred to me while going over this subject on the ff.net PM system: ( DH-Spoiler )

isn't a parallel to Harry (parents dead) or Neville (lives with grandmother), but to Tom Riddle Jr himself!

( Harry and Neville parallel each other because their parents... )

So perhaps the 'pointless deaths' weren't quite so pointless as they first appear. Perhaps.