Quirrel dead?

[Eric Oppen]

No: HPFGUIDX 51233

Do we _know_ that Quirrel is dead?

Professor Dumbledore says that Voldemort "left Quirrel to die."

He does _not_ say that Quirrel is dead, in so many words.

I can't believe that if Quirrel was not dead when Voldemort was driven from
him, Professor Dumbledore would just leave him to die if he could be saved.
He might well be in St. Mungo's, (maybe Harry will see him there?) or in the
Ministry of Magic answering lots of questions about what Dark Lords eat for
breakfast.

We all _assume_ that Quirrel is dead, but until I see the body (so to speak)
or somebody I trust *coughDumbledorecoughcough* says that he's definitely
dead, pushing up daisies, an ex-Professor, singing in the Heavenly Choir
Invisibule, and so on and so forth, I will withhold my judgement.  JKR is
the mistress of surprises, and may well have him up her sleeve.

"So!  You thought I was dead, did you, Voldemort?  Well, I'm NOT!  Here's a
few curses to get back at you!  Bwahahaha!"