Voldemort & Mirror / Going Through Harry

[Krolik]

They probably had their reasons for having Quirell's face also visible 
while Harry talked to Voldemort. Some possibilities I can think of: a) 
It is interesting to see his facial expressions - what does it feel 
like when you have a scary thing like that talking out of the back of 
your head? b) He had to make sure Harry did not escape - turning his 
back would have given Harry a head start had he decided to run for it. 
The previous scenes with the mirror seemed to suggest that it only 
works when you stand directly in front of it and look at yourself. 
Presumably, it works like a regular mirror otherwise. This is not 
consistent with the book, but probably makes good sense 
cinematographically.

Regarding Voldemort flying through Harry and all the flying 
Voldemort/Quirell does in general (in the forest as well as during the 
final confrontation) I don't think it works as well. What do you guys 
think? What's up with all that levitation? And what exactly was 
Voldemort flying through Harry supposed to mean?


--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., kel4 at c... wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Have really enjoyed reading the posts which I have had the time to 
get 
> through.  I've only seen the movie once, but wanted to point out one 
> detail which bothered me as I watched it.  In the final scene with 
> Quirrell and the stone, I seem to remember that we see Voldemort as 
> reflected in the Mirror of Erised.  Quirrell is facing Harry, and 
thus 
> Harry (and us, the viewers) are seeing Voldemort in the mirror.  
But, 
> knowing how the mirror works, this would not be the case.  Is this 
how 
> others remember it? Why didn't they just have Quirrell put his back 
to 
> Harry?
> 
> Katie