[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry dying

[the.gremlin at verizon.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 49212

Laura wrote:
"Yes, it clearly IMPLIES that.  *evil grin*  Voldemort may have left Quirrell for dead...but does that mean that he necessarily died?  I don't really believe that he somehow got up and walked away, I mean how could he have managed that without anyone noticing?  But then, Crouch Jr impersonated Moody (a good friend of Dumbledore's) for a year...so although I find it unlikely that Quirrell is still out there, I would definitely not rule out the possibility.  Look what happened last time we assumed someone was dead *coughPettigrewcough*"

Well, the text reads "The servant died when I left his body." That doesn't really give room for speculation. it *implies* nothing. But it *says* Quirrel died. Not 'I think he died' or 'he may have died', but 'he died.' 

I think DD would have noticed if Quirrel wasn't there, or if he just got up and walked away. In fact (no book), didn't he have to pull Harry off of Quirrel? Quirrel wasn't in the hospital wing, so we know he died.

Which brings me to another question: did V-Mort leave before or after DD got there? If DD had to pull Harry off of Quirrel, then where was V-Mort at this time? Is this an obvious question, and I just don't know the answer because I don't have the book and I haven't read PS/SS in awhile?

-Acire, who is now late for appt. with friend.
               



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