Quirrell and the mirror of Erised ( Harry unneeded in first book )

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No: HPFGUIDX 30052

Marcus said: 


> 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.
> 
> 

Hmm..you do have a point. I have a feeling that, if Quirrell was found, he 
could've just said he thought he saw/heard something suspicious or was 
checking on his Troll or something. Then the kids could've put two and two 
together -*wait, Snape wasn't the one down there-Quirrell was! Hmm..methinks 
something's rotten in the school of Hogwarts!* 

I do prefer the book's version though ^-^ 

While I'm on it, why *couldn't* Quirrell get the stone? Dumbledore said that 
only someone who wanted to find the stone and not use it could find it. Well, 
Quirrell-chan only wanted to find it and give it to Voldemort. Unless maybe 
Quirrell did want to use it himself, which would be a major strike against 
his loyalty to Voldemort.  I had the idea that maybe he couldn't get it 
because he was possessed by Voldemort (Who did want to use the stone), but 
I've always imagined that that was a 'two souls sharing one body' kind of 
thing-and that it made a difference that it was the Quirrell half looking 
into the Mirror and not the Voldemort. 

~Cassie-who has taken a new liking to Quirrell now~ 


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