[HPforGrownups] Re: Flitwick's broomsticks - "Flint"

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 19149

catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk wrote:

> The other thing that concerns me about this whole episode is
> Dumbledore's rationale behind getting the stone from the mirror.  It
> doesn't make sense.  He says to Harry, "You see, only one who wanted
> to find the stone - find it, but not use it - would be able to get it,
> otherwise they'd just see themselves making gold or drinking Elixir of
> Life."
> But Quirrel doesn't see himself making gold or drinking Elixir of Life
> - he sees himself finding the stone and presenting it to his master.
> So why didn't this work for him?

Because he did ultimately want to use it, for Voldemort's benefit. He
wanted to find it because he wanted to make use of it. Harry didn't
remotely want to use in in any way, even as a paperweight--he just
wanted to keep it away from Quirrell.

--Amanda


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