[HPforGrownups] Re: House points and Dumbledore

[heiditandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 51147



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Wall <thomasmwall at yahoo.com> [mailto:thomasmwall at yahoo.com] 

> So, I suppose that we're to assume that Quirrell is 
> *more* agile and better on a broom than Harry? Harry, 
> after all, only had to catch the "limping" key, and 
> if we're to assume that Quirrell damaged it, then we 
> have to assume that he had to catch it in top form.
>  
> And if we don't assume that Quirrell damaged it, then 
> minimum he's equal to Harry on a broomstick. Doubtful. 
> If Quirrell could do it, then it must not have been as 
> hard as we think.
> 
> In fact, the more I think about this, are we to assume
> that Quirrellmort is as strategic-minded as Ron, as 
> logical as Hermione, *and* as agile as Harry on a broom?
> 
> Even if he learned about Devil's Snare and Fluffy, you
> can't *learn* the answer to chess or flying. Maybe the
> logic puzzle, although I since that was Snape's protection,
> I doubt that he'd've given Quirrell the answer.

You're acting like this was all Quirrell there. 

But as we know from his own words, he's never alone. He's with
Voldemort. There's a strong implication that Voldemort is working magic
through him in that final scene with Harry - and at the very least,
Voldemort might be the one with the strategic ability to get through the
chess game and the potions task. 

And knowing what we later learned about Accio, was it really necessary
for a fully trained wizard to fly and *catch* the flying key? Or would
flying and catching a key that had been immobolized with a tricky
freezing charm, like what Hermione used to nab some pixies in their
second year, have been easier? Or could Quirrelmort have summoned the
key into his hand in the first place, right from the ground?

The world will never know.


heidi