[HPforGrownups] Quirrell & Voldemort (was Re: Marauder's map question, prior to PoA)

[Bruce Mull]

No: HPFGUIDX 191996

>> Cristina Angelo <cristina_angelo at ...> wrote:
>> I think the reason they never noticed Tom in Quirrel's head
was because Lord Voldemort's real name was not very well known,
>> and the twins didn't recognize it.

> southerngalnc1:
> Harry was caught by Snape in the hall. Snape had Harry empty his
> pockets out. It was a piece of paper in his pocket.  When Harry
read what was written on the paper, it insulted Snape. Lupin came
up and took Harry to the classroom.  He knew it was the map and kept
> it. Harry told him that the map wasn't right.  It showed someone
that was known to be dead, Peter.  Later Lupin told Harry that the
map never lies. This is how Lupin knew that Peter was still alive.
> That one room is secert.  This is why it's not shown.


Bruce:
None of the rooms that were unknown to the map builders, or are
not always there, would show up. This is true. However, the
question is really whether or not if a person is possessed of
more than one spirit (soul or partial soul) what would show up
on the Map. Specifically, would Tom Riddle show up as part of
Quirrell, or only Quirrell?

It seems that only Quirrell must have shown up. Riddle's soul
was so fragmented by his evil that it may not have been
recognizably human. In fact, we get the sense from many of the
books -- even way back in Book 1 when Hagrid is talking to Harry
-- that Riddle is not human anymore. This could be why he did not
show up on the Marauder's Map.

Dr Bruce P. Mull
Professor of Computer Science
Professor of Mathematics