Saying Voldemort's Name (Re: Quirrel)

garybec garybec101 at comcast.net
Wed Nov 17 13:03:33 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 118071


---> khinterberg said:
> > It has always bothered me that in the last chapter of
> PS/SS Quirrell says Voldemort's name.
> <snip>
> > Why, when Death Eaters won't even say his name, can a
> young professor with Vapormort on the back of his head
> say it without any sign of fear whatsoever?<

Flop added:
> I really think you put your finger on it there.
> Vapormort was on the back of his head. He was
> POSSESSED by Vapormort! Although he was able to keep
> some of his own personality so that others wouldn't
> suspect, I really think that this was, in effect,
> Voldemort saying his OWN name.
>

Becki adds;
I am sorry if I am beating a dead horse, but I am way behind on my 
emails and I just had to address the Quirrell portion of this 
debate.  
Just to use my religion as a parallel, I am Catholic.  I am a 
Eucharistic Minister, which means that I help distribute Communion.  
Any time that we pass across the alter, in front of the tabernacle, 
(the box in the center of the alter that the left over communion is 
placed), we are suppose to bow, in respect for Jesus, because as we 
Catholics believe, that the communion is the body of Christ, 
therefore, He is present in the tabernacle.  The only time we are 
not to bow, is when we are walking back from distributing the 
communion to the parishioners.  As we walk past the tabernacle, we 
are not to bow, because we are holding the Body of Christ in our 
hands.
To tie this in with Quirrell.  He has his Lord and Master in the 
back of his 
head, therefore perhaps it gives him license to use his name freely.

I think this one is the exception, the others are typo's like Neri 
points out. (or not).

Becki (who is so busy that she  fears H-BP will be out before she 
gets caught up)







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