snowballs

[Grace]

No: HPFGUIDX 40944

Judy Serenity writes:

While we're on the topic of Quirrel's head, someone brought up the
issue of the Weasley twins bouncing snowballs off the back of
Quirrel's turban.  I noticed this, too, and my guess is that Voldemort
*will* try to punish them for it.  It's been speculated before that
one of the twins will die in book 5,6 or 7 -- not that there's any
evidence this will happen; it just seems like a real tear-wrenching
plot device.

Now me:
 Voldemort says in GoF (The Death Eaters chapter),

"But how to get at Harry Potter?  For he has been better protected than I think even he knows, protected in ways devised by Dumbledore long ago, when it fell to him to arrange the boy's future.  Dumbledore invoked an ancient magic, to ensure the boy's protection as long as he is in his relations' care.  Not even I can touch him there......//  And then, the boy would return to Hogwarts, where he is under the crooked nose of that Muggle-loving fool from morning until night.  So how could I take him?"

I'm sure that Quirrel and Voldemort had conversations about Harry and who he is seen with all the time.  It's not unlikely  Quirrel mentioned that Harry and Ron are always together.  And, Voldemot is certainly familiar with Ron's parents.  The Weasleys all stand out because of their red hair.  Why,Voldemort only has to do a little bit of thinking to come up with "get Harry through the Weasleys... yea, that's the ticket.  (Those twins are daring...) it wouldn't take much to lure them out beyond the bounds of safety.  Harry will come after them to save them..."  And what better way to get back at Arthur and Molly than by going after their kids?  Wouldn't it likely paralyze them knowing Voldie has one of them and is holding that kid out the proverbial window by his ankles?

- Grace


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