Quirrell's short career and JKR's "James-seque" beau

[Dave Hardenbrook]

Heidi:
HMyc> It never says in PS/SS that it's Quirrell's first year teaching, although
HMyc> Percy's line was changed slightly for no discernable reason. 
HMyc> I always had the impression that he'd been teaching at Hogwarts for at least
HMyc> a year before Harry started- probably from Hagrid's description that he's
HMyc> "scared of the students"-how could he know that if there hadn't been
HMyc> discussion of how he taught the students?

Also in the Graveyard V says, "[Quirrell] was a teacher at
Dumbledore's school", not "would be".  So I think he had been
there the previous year, but I still don't think he had been
there "for years".

CatLady:
HMyc> How likely that someone named Rowling would date someone named
HMyc> Rawlings?

I saw the pic in _People_ -- His name is Dr. Neil Murray ... And frankly
I think that he would have made a much better James than the guy they got...
(He has black and somewhat mussy hair, as well as glasses!)

-- 
Dave