Hat-and-Cloak had this discussion more than once with Hermione
I don’t remember that. Which chapter did this take place?
Anyone care to speculate about the figure at the end?
Nothing much to speculate I think: The figure at the end was Cloak-And-Hat taking a nicer form after obliviating Hermione, because she incautiously revealed to him the chief reason she hadn’t been trusting him in all the previous iterations of their encounter.
I assumed that the question referred to the true identity of Mr. Hat-and-Cloak. I do remember that he appeared before in a conversation with Blaise Zabini, and in both that conversation and his recent one with Hermione, it was strongly suggested that he was Professor Quirrell, although I’m very confused about what Quirrell is up to.
It’s not stated outright, but evidence to that effect are
The figure both times says “Hello, again”
both encounters (with Cloak-and-Hat and Shining-Lady) start with “her body jerked around so fast it was like she had Apparated, she found that without any thought or any conscious decision her wand had leaped into her hand and was already pointed at...” (basically she has forgotten turning and forgotten lifting the wand and pointing it)
“Hermione’s heart was already pounding hugely inside her chest, her witch’s robes felt already sweat-dampened against her skin, there was a taste of fear already in her mouth”
“she felt like she needed to grab her right arm just to keep it up, her head ached like she’d been staring at the black mist for days; she didn’t know why she’d gotten tired so quickly.”
At the beginning of the encounter: “she didn’t know why she was so suddenly filled up with adrenaline but her hand gripped harder on her wand. ”
At the end of the encounter “recognition sent a jolt of terrified adrenaline bursting through her”
I don’t remember that. Which chapter did this take place?
I assumed that the question referred to the true identity of Mr. Hat-and-Cloak. I do remember that he appeared before in a conversation with Blaise Zabini, and in both that conversation and his recent one with Hermione, it was strongly suggested that he was Professor Quirrell, although I’m very confused about what Quirrell is up to.
I’m referring to this latest chapter.
It’s not stated outright, but evidence to that effect are
The figure both times says “Hello, again”
both encounters (with Cloak-and-Hat and Shining-Lady) start with “her body jerked around so fast it was like she had Apparated, she found that without any thought or any conscious decision her wand had leaped into her hand and was already pointed at...” (basically she has forgotten turning and forgotten lifting the wand and pointing it)
“Hermione’s heart was already pounding hugely inside her chest, her witch’s robes felt already sweat-dampened against her skin, there was a taste of fear already in her mouth”
“she felt like she needed to grab her right arm just to keep it up, her head ached like she’d been staring at the black mist for days; she didn’t know why she’d gotten tired so quickly.”
At the beginning of the encounter: “she didn’t know why she was so suddenly filled up with adrenaline but her hand gripped harder on her wand. ” At the end of the encounter “recognition sent a jolt of terrified adrenaline bursting through her”