Q

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No: HPFGUIDX 97225

> --- JoAnna responded to this quote:
> "What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor
> Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the whole school 
> knows."
> > 
> > Constance Vigilance:
> > > Um, just How, Exactly, would everyone know what happened between  
> > > Harry  and Quirrell? 
> > 
> > My guess is that Dumbledore got a "dying confession" from Quirrell, 
> > and later told Ron & Hermione about what had happened (after all, 
> > they played a huge part in helping Harry get to the Stone, and they 
> > deserve to know the rest of the story!).  Also, I'm sure the two 
> > were anxious to know what exactly had happened to their friend and 
> > immediately questioned Dumbledore.  Perhaps other teachers were 
> > present at the time, and, naturally, word got around.
> > 
> > - JoAnna
> 
> Ah! "A dying confession!" Well, at least you are part way on board 
> the Quirrell-survived-Voldemort's-departure theory ship. You agree 
> that he at least lived long enough to talk to Dumbledore. I agree 
> that Quirrell probably told Dumbledore. But I really doubt that 
> Dumbledore told anyone. He is the one who calls it "a complete 
> secret". If it's a secret, would he have been the one to leak? And if 
> it's a COMPLETE secret, that sounds to me as if he hasn't told 
> Anybody. As in Nobody. It sounds to me as if he is saying that the 
> leak came from somewhere else, although he isn't too upset about it. 
> I'm still thinking Myrtle.
> 
> CV, who doesn't believe Dumbledore would let someone die in front of 
> him when the means to keep him alive is right there.

Antosha:
There are two additional theories that come to mind. 

First is that, while Harry was unconscious, DD very gently practiced Legilimancy on him--
so as to ascertain whether there was any present danger. This would explain why DD 
himself knows so much. We know from OotP that he has the power to do this--the 
question is, would he, without Harry's permission.

The other (a follow-up on the Ron/Hermione interrogation theory) is that some of the 
teachers might have been curious/ticked off that their wonderful protective plants/
charms/spells/potions/etc. had been bested, and would want to know how. DD would 
have told them--whatever his sources (whether ghostly or Harry's own memories)--since 
he clearly revels in Harry's triumphant defeat of Lord Thingy.