It appears Quirrell now believes Harry has used the killing curse. Applying Story Logic, this misjudgement of Harry will lead to Terrible Bad Consequences for Quirrell.
Some ramblings before ch90: Quirrell will not learn the truth of how Harry killed the troll, since Dumbledore will memory charm the Weasely brothers (they saw Harry’s patronus) and thus discover that their minds have been tampered with (by Quirrell). Suspecting Quirrell, Dumbledore will also erase the Weasely brothers’ memories of how Harry actually killed the troll. Quirrell will not actually see the dead troll. He will not be told how it died.
If Dumbledore does not find memories of the maraurder’s map in the Weasely brothers’ minds, he may well make the Quirrell=mort connection immediately: Dumbledore used the map to unsuccessfully locate Tom Riddle, and only a professor could have tampered with the minds of students who have been in Hogwarts this whole time.
A close read indicates that he probably hasn’t—he seems to be somewhere in the middle of Hogwarts, burning through walls, and abruptly stops once the troll is killed, and not actually present. And while he does respect Harry’s ability, an AK is probably the most parsimonious explanation for ‘how did Harry just kill an enchanted adult troll in a few seconds?’
an AK is probably the most parsimonious explanation for ‘how did Harry just kill an enchanted adult troll in a few seconds?’
I doubt it. Quirrell knows that, with high probability, no one taught Harry AK. There are other ways Harry could know it, for example from his memories of Lily and Voldemort using it, or through the link, or by remembering Quirrell doing it in Azkaban, but this seems like a stretch. On the other hand, Quirrell knows that Harry can be extremely inventive and extremely deadly when he means to. Also, I don’t see why Eliezer would need this twist for the rest of the plot.
It appears Quirrell now believes Harry has used the killing curse. Applying Story Logic, this misjudgement of Harry will lead to Terrible Bad Consequences for Quirrell.
Some ramblings before ch90: Quirrell will not learn the truth of how Harry killed the troll, since Dumbledore will memory charm the Weasely brothers (they saw Harry’s patronus) and thus discover that their minds have been tampered with (by Quirrell). Suspecting Quirrell, Dumbledore will also erase the Weasely brothers’ memories of how Harry actually killed the troll. Quirrell will not actually see the dead troll. He will not be told how it died.
If Dumbledore does not find memories of the maraurder’s map in the Weasely brothers’ minds, he may well make the Quirrell=mort connection immediately: Dumbledore used the map to unsuccessfully locate Tom Riddle, and only a professor could have tampered with the minds of students who have been in Hogwarts this whole time.
One look at the troll’s supine body should clear that misconception. Didn’t he reach the site by the end of the chapter?
A close read indicates that he probably hasn’t—he seems to be somewhere in the middle of Hogwarts, burning through walls, and abruptly stops once the troll is killed, and not actually present. And while he does respect Harry’s ability, an AK is probably the most parsimonious explanation for ‘how did Harry just kill an enchanted adult troll in a few seconds?’
I doubt it. Quirrell knows that, with high probability, no one taught Harry AK. There are other ways Harry could know it, for example from his memories of Lily and Voldemort using it, or through the link, or by remembering Quirrell doing it in Azkaban, but this seems like a stretch. On the other hand, Quirrell knows that Harry can be extremely inventive and extremely deadly when he means to. Also, I don’t see why Eliezer would need this twist for the rest of the plot.