[HPforGrownups] RE: [HPforGrownups} Quirrell and the Troll

[IAmLordCassandra at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 58845

In a message dated 5/28/2003 6:12:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
patgruenke at cloudnet.com writes:


> > Jimmy Pickle wrote:
> 
> 
> > Wouldn't the other staff have known what each one was doing to
> > protect the stone - especially if it involved large three headed
> > dogs, or stinky mountain trolls?
> > And... If they knew about Quirrell's gift with trolls, wouldn't that
> > raise questions regarding the earlier fainting episode?
> > And... Why did he knock the troll out - surely if he'd just got round
> > it it would have made a great rear-guard?
> 

Pat replied: 

> 
> Hmmm.   Good point.  Even if the rest of the staff didn't know, 
> Dumbledore did.  Here's a theory-- there wasn't a troll protecting the 
> stone until after Halloween!!!  They used the "Halloween troll" to 
> defend the stone. 

Me (Cassie): 

I disagree with this theory. I don't have my book infront of me, but I'm sure 
it said that the troll that was defending the stone was bigger than the 
"Halloween Troll" 

> 
> 


I have my own theory. As far as I know, we don't KNOW when the stone defense 
was set up exactly. We know it spent some time at Gringotts -but do we know 
for how long?  The whole thing could've been being planned long before Harry 
found out about it. 

Perhaps Quirrell made his 'contribution' before his little trip/breakdown. I 
personally think it was a small stroke of brilliance for him to act the way he 
did on Halloween. That would lead people to think: 

"He can't even handle THAT troll...he couldn't possibly handle his own now. I 
doubt he'd try to get the stone." 

Or something like that.  

What I'd like to know is how he knew where the Stone was in Gringotts XP 

~Cassie~ 


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