PS/SS chapters 16/17 - post DH look

[Cassandra Wladyslava]

No: HPFGUIDX 181147

Bex:
You think DD didn't have people keeping an eye on Quirrell? DD is a
legilimens; surely he
would have an inkling that Quirrell has his master in the BACK OF HIS
HEAD!
Plus Voldemort has a very one-track mind (look at OotP). DD is keeping
him busy -
he's not interested in children if there's better fish to catch. He is
intent on surviving
and getting the stone.

Cassie:

Sure I thought DD had people keeping an eye on Quirrell.  But I
*initially*
thought it was because he may've thought Quirrell was looking to steal the
stone for himself.  I don't think the answer is entirely clear, but there
are hints he may've known Voldemort was possessing Quirrell.

As for DD being a legilimens...so is Snape and apparently he didn't know
Voldemort was in the back of Quirrell's head (if we believe what he told
Bellatrix and Narcissa on Spinner's End).

Again, it still begs the question: Why allow Quirrell/Voldemort to
continue?
Why allow Voldemort to remain free?

> Cassie:
>
<snip>
 it seems that at least Harry thought
Dumbledore
> meant him to find out all this stuff. Maybe he (Dumbledore) didn't
actually
> expect Harry to try and fight Quirrellmort...just figure out about the
> stone, etc...I don't know.

Bex:
But Harry is usually wrong. The first time he gets a major plot point
right is in
HBP, when he thinks Draco is up to something. Harry thought that, but
we're
not getting a glimpse of DD's thoughts here. We're getting Harry's
perspective on
the events, which again, is usually wrong.


Cassie:

Oh, I agree that Harry is usually wrong.  And he may've been wrong
here.  I
think he may have been partially right. Dumbledore wanted Harry to learn
SOMETHING - but to what end and for what purpose we do not know.  It
is not
direct, cannonical evidence of what DD's intentions were, this is true. I
only mentioned it to point out that Harry, at least, agrees with Alla on
this.  As for myself...I can't say...like you said, we can't get into the
mind of DD.

~Cassie - who hopes that encyclopedia she's been hearing about will
contain
some VERY indepth answers and character analysis




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