Quirrell & Garlic (Was: Re: Vampire References?)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> wrote:

(Snip)
> 
> Second, you didn't mention that Quirrell smells of garlic, 
presumably 
> to keep Snape off.  I am also not a supporter of the Snape-vampire 
> theory, but I have never understood this.  At the risk of a deluge 
of 
> we-discussed-this-to-death-in-1978 posts, may I ask, why does 
> Quirrell smell of garlic?  Is it the result of Voldemort's Evil 
> Overlord bad breath?  Did he get smeared in garlic by accident, 
> crawling about the forest drinking unicorn blood?  Or does he just 
> like the taste (definite proof of villainy in the UK)?
> 
> David

>From PS/SS, pg. 100 (UK Ed.): 'His classroom smelled strongly of 
garlic, which everyone said was to ward off a vampire he'd met in 
Romania and was afraid would be coming to get him one of these days.  
His turban, he told them, had been given to him by an African prince 
as a thank-you for getting rid of a troublesome zombie, but they 
weren't sure they believed this story. ...for another, they had 
noticed that a funny smell hung around the turban, and the Weasley 
twins insisted that it was stuffed full of garlic as well, so that 
Quirrell was protected wherever he went.' 

IMO, the 'funny smell' that hung around the turban is Mouldy Voldy.  
Notice that the smell doesn't seem to bother Snape very much. <g>

Peace & Plenty, 

Parker