How about, Hermione goes to Azkaban, Harry breaks her out? Seems like it would have a better chance of working than the other possibilities, especially if Quirrel helps.
I think that’s the most obvious and straightforward outcome of all that Quirrell has set in motion with Harry, if his goal is a distraction that allows him time to steal the stone.
If the goal is just to turn Harry against magical Britain and steer him to becoming the next Dark Lord, I’d say mission accomplished, and expect Quirrell would somehow save the day at the last minute, since the point has already been made, and having Harry actually attempt to rescue Hermione would undermine his efforts to take over the world.
It’s a possibility. They might’ve beefed up security in unknown ways since the last breakout though. Risky business.
More importantly, I don’t think Harry’s Dark Side is big on patience. Or regular Harry, when it comes to allowing Hermione to be subjected to Dementors...
It’s not a great plan from the long view, either. Taking it as given that Harry can pull it off, he’s now a clear suspect—he produced enough drama at the trial to get everyone’s attention even if Hermione wasn’t known to most of Hogwarts and probably the wizarding tabloids as Harry’s not-my-girlfriend. As if that wasn’t enough, his name also came up during the last breakout. It’d be fairly obvious, as soon as the first person stops laughing at the prospect of a first-year student staging a jailbreak.
After that, Harry doesn’t have the resources or backing to stay in Britain (or to stage a coup). I’d consider it likely, but not certain, for there to be wizarding nations which object strongly enough to the judicial use of Dementors that amnesty might be an option, but I’d rule that out here on narrative grounds.
How about, Hermione goes to Azkaban, Harry breaks her out? Seems like it would have a better chance of working than the other possibilities, especially if Quirrel helps.
I think that’s the most obvious and straightforward outcome of all that Quirrell has set in motion with Harry, if his goal is a distraction that allows him time to steal the stone.
If the goal is just to turn Harry against magical Britain and steer him to becoming the next Dark Lord, I’d say mission accomplished, and expect Quirrell would somehow save the day at the last minute, since the point has already been made, and having Harry actually attempt to rescue Hermione would undermine his efforts to take over the world.
It’s a possibility. They might’ve beefed up security in unknown ways since the last breakout though. Risky business.
More importantly, I don’t think Harry’s Dark Side is big on patience. Or regular Harry, when it comes to allowing Hermione to be subjected to Dementors...
It’s not a great plan from the long view, either. Taking it as given that Harry can pull it off, he’s now a clear suspect—he produced enough drama at the trial to get everyone’s attention even if Hermione wasn’t known to most of Hogwarts and probably the wizarding tabloids as Harry’s not-my-girlfriend. As if that wasn’t enough, his name also came up during the last breakout. It’d be fairly obvious, as soon as the first person stops laughing at the prospect of a first-year student staging a jailbreak.
After that, Harry doesn’t have the resources or backing to stay in Britain (or to stage a coup). I’d consider it likely, but not certain, for there to be wizarding nations which object strongly enough to the judicial use of Dementors that amnesty might be an option, but I’d rule that out here on narrative grounds.