[HPforGrownups] Harry unneeded in first book

[mlacats at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 32176

In a message dated 11/26/2001 10:53:41 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Aberforths_Goat at Yahoo.com writes:


> If Harry hadn't gone after Snape and arrived at the mirror with
> > Quirrel, the bad guys would never had gotten access to the stone.  It
> > was only because Harry showed up that the stone came out of the
> > mirror.  Therefore, Harry should have just stayed in Griffindor tower
> > where he belonged.
> 

How was Harry to know that he didn't have to be there and, besides, there 
might have been a way for Quirrell to fool the mirror into giving him the 
stone.........or evil Voldy might have come up with an idea, who knows. 

Harriet


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