Apologies if this was in the earlier thread; I didn’t see it.
Some facts: When Quirrell is being interrogated, he “sneezes” to cancel the spell “polyfluis reverso”, which would show who, if anyone, had polyjuiced into Quirrell. Canon has it being posession, not polyjuice. Also, he suggests that someone is possessing Quirrell in a way that makes it unlikely to be believed.
Some speculation: Quirrell wants the auror to think that he’s somebody else polyjuiced as Quirrell, and is willing to reveal that he is capable of powerful wandless magic to do so. He also at least partly reveals that when he messes with the room’s lighting earlier. Why does Quirrell not try to hide this ability better when he knows the strategic value of hidden abilities and, IIRC, only a few wizards (Voldemort among them) are known to be capable of wandless magic?
He gave a flick of his fingers, and when his hand finished the gesture he was holding his wand. “Would you believe that woman thinks she has confiscated this from me?”
Quirrel doesn’t have his wand, in Chapter 79 it says “despite the fact that Mr. Quirrell had politely surrendered his wand upon being detained for interrogation,”
Update: oops, accidentally replied to the wrong comment. Never mind.
When Quirrell is being interrogated, he “sneezes” to cancel the spell “polyfluis reverso”, which would show who, if anyone, had polyjuiced into Quirrell.
Is this your inference? When I read that chapter, I immediately googled it and ‘polyfluis’ to see what it did, but only turned up MoR.
Why does Quirrell not try to hide this ability better when he knows the strategic value of hidden abilities and, IIRC, only a few wizards (Voldemort among them) are known to be capable of wandless magic?
Or ask why he told the lackey to tell the Ministry that he ate the Dementor. Why is he painting a target on his back, indeed...
Would it make sense for Quirrell to be Sirius Black polyjuiced?
He might actually just be polyjuiced; that’s why he’s been so intent on helping Harry, because he’s SB.
He’s able to do wandless magic because once he became an animagus he figured out that other wandless magic was also possible, or at least how to do this.
Apologies if this was in the earlier thread; I didn’t see it.
Some facts: When Quirrell is being interrogated, he “sneezes” to cancel the spell “polyfluis reverso”, which would show who, if anyone, had polyjuiced into Quirrell. Canon has it being posession, not polyjuice. Also, he suggests that someone is possessing Quirrell in a way that makes it unlikely to be believed.
Some speculation: Quirrell wants the auror to think that he’s somebody else polyjuiced as Quirrell, and is willing to reveal that he is capable of powerful wandless magic to do so. He also at least partly reveals that when he messes with the room’s lighting earlier. Why does Quirrell not try to hide this ability better when he knows the strategic value of hidden abilities and, IIRC, only a few wizards (Voldemort among them) are known to be capable of wandless magic?
I’m not sure it’s wandless.
Chapter 65.
Then again, the Auror doesn’t know of this, so your point stands.
Ah. That would also explain the sneeze: the auror will look at his face and the quickly moving hand covering the sneeze instead of his other hand.
Quirrel doesn’t have his wand, in Chapter 79 it says “despite the fact that Mr. Quirrell had politely surrendered his wand upon being detained for interrogation,”
Update: oops, accidentally replied to the wrong comment. Never mind.
… Did you even read what I quoted?
Is this your inference? When I read that chapter, I immediately googled it and ‘polyfluis’ to see what it did, but only turned up MoR.
Or ask why he told the lackey to tell the Ministry that he ate the Dementor. Why is he painting a target on his back, indeed...
Well, that’s the obvious implication of
Ah. Should’ve looked harder at the other MoR hit.
Would it make sense for Quirrell to be Sirius Black polyjuiced? He might actually just be polyjuiced; that’s why he’s been so intent on helping Harry, because he’s SB. He’s able to do wandless magic because once he became an animagus he figured out that other wandless magic was also possible, or at least how to do this.
Not really—how does that explain all the clues pointing to Voldemort? And why would Sirius be Defense against the Dark Arts?