Rowena wanted to refute the logic within Tom Riddle's word, but even she could not. His youth, for the moment, prevented him from being the menacing wizard she had read about within the history books she had read. However, he would be that cretin one day and it would be he who ultimately kills hundreds upon hundreds of innocent witches and wizards. Severus Snape among them.
"Canst thou find blame with their judgments?" she asked, her head turned slightly to the side as she studied him carefully. This boy - this youth would become one of the greatest wizards and yet - there was very little about him that appeared to be remarkable. Even his name was plain.