[HPforGrownups] Quirrell & Garlic (Was: Re: Vampire References?)

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 30385

One of my thoughts is that Quirrell probably has garlic about to mask the 
smell of Voldemort; the other is that the noses of teenaged boys are not 
notorious for their discriminatory ability, as witness the high tolerance 
for dirty sweat socks and other malodorous items in gym lockers and 
bedrooms.

Felinia


>From: pbnesbit at msn.com
>Reply-To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>To: HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [HPforGrownups] Quirrell & Garlic (Was: Re: Vampire References?)
>Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2001 23:08:01 -0000
>
>--- 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
>


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