Spoiler in book 1?/Quirrellmort/slow on the uptake

[Kelly L. <kethlenda@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49237

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Erica  <
cymru1ca at y...>" <cymru1ca at y...> wrote:

 In reading this I actually thought that it *was* Snape inflicting 
> the 'headache' on Harry (I'm a bit slow on the uptack :D) and it 
> wasn't until later (hearing JKR explain it during an interview) 
that 
> I was made aware that it was Voldemort inflicting the 
headache 
> (Quirrell had his back to Harry while he was talking to Snape 
so 
> that Voldemort was facing Harry ...)
> Ahh, misdirection ;)
> 
> ~Erica

Talk about slow on the uptake--I had never thought of that myself!  
When I first read the book, I was thinking that Snape was the bad 
guy, like we were supposed to think.  Once I knew some more 
about Snape's background, I decided he caused Harry scar-pain 
because of his past as a DE.  It didn't quite make sense, but I 
couldn't think of anything else.  But it makes PERFECT sense if 
the pain was caused by the back of Quirrell's head...

Kelly L.