Frankly the plot to stay undiscovered within Hogwarts stretches credulity regardless of whether Harry gets clues about Quirrel’s real identity. As readers we forgive it because 1. it’s part of the setup, where luck and coincidence are more forgivable and 2. it’s also in the canon books.
But I suppose to steelman it one might suppose that Voldemort simply accepts a high risk of being discovered, has a plan to escape if that occurs, and is fortunate to not need it. Both Harry and The Stone are in Hogwarts, there’s no risk-free method of accessing them.
Voldemort believes himself to be basically immortal at this point, so he can get away with taking some riskier decisions than he might otherwise. Worst case scenario he has to go embed himself in somebody else’s head and start over. Presumably he can blow up his body or something if necessary.
Harry doing the memory erasure only happens because of the specific combination of information and abilities Harry had.
Frankly the plot to stay undiscovered within Hogwarts stretches credulity regardless of whether Harry gets clues about Quirrel’s real identity. As readers we forgive it because 1. it’s part of the setup, where luck and coincidence are more forgivable and 2. it’s also in the canon books.
But I suppose to steelman it one might suppose that Voldemort simply accepts a high risk of being discovered, has a plan to escape if that occurs, and is fortunate to not need it. Both Harry and The Stone are in Hogwarts, there’s no risk-free method of accessing them.
Voldemort believes himself to be basically immortal at this point, so he can get away with taking some riskier decisions than he might otherwise. Worst case scenario he has to go embed himself in somebody else’s head and start over. Presumably he can blow up his body or something if necessary.
Harry doing the memory erasure only happens because of the specific combination of information and abilities Harry had.