You can’t get much better bullying deterrent than seeing them visibly humiliated by first year girls. Add in some naked wall sticking and nobody would want to affiliate with such a degraded role. (They’ll move on to more successful dominance displays.)
You’re addressing the wrong question. We know that at least one apparent sociopath (Belka) wanted to hurt/kill Harry and Hermione before Snape’s angry intervention. So we have to ask if likely Legilimens Q. Quirrell, who interferes with Snape’s damage control in ch. 75, wants Belka or someone else to commit murder.
More broadly, we have to ask if it made sense for Harry to get help from Quirrell or to try and cheer up the unFriendly AI.
You’re addressing the wrong question. We know that at least one apparent sociopath (Belka) wanted to hurt/kill Harry and Hermione before Snape’s angry intervention. So we have to ask if likely Legilimens Q. Quirrell, who interferes with Snape’s damage control in ch. 75, wants Belka or someone else to commit murder.
More broadly, we have to ask if it made sense for Harry to get help from Quirrell or to try and cheer up the unFriendly AI.