A quibble with Quirrell WAS (Snape & DADA: hearsay, or a true slight?)
ravenclaw775 at aol.com
ravenclaw775 at aol.com
Mon Jan 7 19:10:42 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 32944
>Quirrell (faints after mentioning a troll)
RE: Dissing Quirrell's job as a DADA instructor. A troll, we find out later,
he was in control of all as a part of his stuttering, scaredy-cat act. We
have no idea what Quirrell was like before he had his little run in with
Voldemort - Hagrid emphasizes his brillant mind and the shame that Quirrell
returned from his year abroad broken. Percy says Snape's been after his job
for years, implying that Quirrell has been in the position for more than one
(unlike the rest of the preceding DADA teachers), which, considering J. Ro's
emphasis on how young he is, is probably quite a feat. In the final
confrontation with Harry, you get a little more idea of who he might have
been pre-Voldie, but alas, Voldie's right there in the back of his skull, so
it's still not pure, unadulterated Q (which, as an friend says, is fine as
he's one dimensional anyway - ouch!). But I don't know if it's an insult
that Snape was passed over for Q. Now, Lockhart, YEAH!
Is there an acronym for Quirrell lovers? We're a small group, but cultish.
--
Chris
Writes Q fic on Fiction Alley
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