[the_old_crowd] Re: "But what I don't understand, Inspector..."

[susiequsie23]

GulPlum:
> A few examples:
> 
> Quirrell can't touch Harry, but why are we to deduce that this is salient, 
> considering few people shake his hand or otherwise touch him (the 
> stereotype of the non-tactile Brit has a huge element of truth in it).
>

Kneasy:
Actually he can touch Harry. He shakes hands with him in the Leaky Cauldron.
"P-P-Potter," stammered Professor Quirrell, grasping Harry's hand, ..." 
It's probably another author error, though it does allow such as myself to
speculate whether or not Voldy is permanently positioned above Quirrell's
back collar stud, or if he has quiescent phases - at least until an errata slip
arrives. Kind of cocks up the denouement, though.


SSSusan:
Actually, I don't think it does cock up the denouement.  When Quirrell can touch Harry, in the pub, Voldy's not yet attached to Quirrell's head, correct?  It's only AFTER the failed Gringotts break-in that Voldy decides he needs to be *closer* to Quirrell and gloms onto his noggin.  Presumably *that* is when Quirrell stopped being able to touch Harry.

Siriusly Snapey Susan




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