Quirrell and Trolls

[dumbledad]

No: HPFGUIDX 41363

--- Richelle wrote:
> So, which does this mean:
> a) No one what knows the spells, enchantments, etc. are (including
> Dumbledore), so it doesn't matter.
> b) Dumbledore knows Quirrell has a way with trolls, and this is 
when he
> begans to suspect him.
> c) Dumbledore knows Quirrell has a way with trolls and this theory 
supports
> the prior questions some here have raised about Dumbledore's 
motives.

Hi All,

Trolls should be easy for Quirrell when he's feeling on form. 
FB&WTFT give trolls a M.O.M Classification of XXXX or "Dangerous / 
requires specialist knowledge / skilled wizard may handle" rather 
than XXXXX that is "Known wizard killer / impossible to train or 
domesticate".  But he's not on form (Hagrid PS p 55):

"`Poor bloke. Brilliant mind. He was fine while he was studyin' 
outta books but then he took a year off ter get some first-hand 
experience 
 They say he met vampires in the Black Forrest and there 
was a nasty bit o' trouble with a hag – never been the same since. 
Scared of the students, scared of his own subject – now, where's me 
umbrella?'"

Let's assume that Hagrid's view, that he'd been reduced to a nervous 
wreck by his travels, was shared by all the staff. Some might find 
this annoying (McGonagall and Snape don't seem to suffer fools 
kindly) others may be happy to give him the benefit of the doubt and 
wait for as long as it takes for him to recover (which wouldn't be 
out of character for Dumbledore). But it's not until the Quidditch 
match we have evidence of that Snape starts to suspect Quirrell.

So my take is that none of the staff expected Quirrell to be able to 
maneuver a troll into place for the Philosophers Stone's protection, 
but they saw it was a good idea and they helped him implement it. 
Likewise, they were not surprised that he was freaked out by finding 
a troll running around the school.

Little did they know 



			Cheers,


			 Tim.