Earlier in the book it’s shown that Quirrell and Harry can’t cast spells on each other without backlash. I’m sure Quirrell could get around that by, e.g, crushing him with something heavy, but why do something complicated, slow, and unnecessary when you can just pull a trigger?
Earlier in the book it’s shown that Quirrell and Harry can’t cast spells on each other without backlash. I’m sure Quirrell could get around that by, e.g, crushing him with something heavy, but why do something complicated, slow, and unnecessary when you can just pull a trigger?