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Does that also explain why he turned back into a snake? I must have missed where that and throwing away a wand can help with a magical cascade.
It will be aesthetically unsatisfying if turning into a snake helps.
Note that on Quirrell's "Evil Overlord List", Rule 34 ("I will not turn into a snake. It never helps.") has been replaced by (translated from Parseltongue) "Become Animaguss. All ssensible people do, if can. Thuss, very rare." (Per chapter 49)
Or, "I will turn into a snake. It always helps."
It's a weird coincidence that the rule would have number 34.
Well, there are more than 33 rules. It's not a particularly weird coincidence.
Not weird, perhaps, but rule 34 on Quirrel's snake form is certainly creepy.
I don't know why he turned back into a snake; others have suggested he's less susceptible to Dementor influence in that case. It is also possible that his alternate form was some kind of magic done to his snake form, and that he simply reverted to snake form on losing control of whatever was producing his fake human form.
That throwing away the wand is helpful was suggested by the previous incident with the dementors and Harry's wand.
Actually, it's possible that 1) he needed to throw the wand away to stop the cascade, but 2) became a snake to avoid any Dementor influence happening by way of the wand. He may also have felt that Bellatrix would be less likely to kill Voldemort's favorite snake than some random human tool/servant of his.
Snakes are easier to carry, for example.
More energy efficient. Less hygiene requirements.