Quirrell's Parseltongue statements could use a close reading.
I cannot be truly killed by any power known to me.
This could just mean that the Pioneer horcrux prevents him from being "truly killed".
And your girl-child friend sshall be revived by me, to true life and health
This seems quite explicit. Quirrell thinks that he can bring Hermione back to life.
Harry: You already have an idea for what you want from me. What is it?
Quirrell: Your help in obtaining the Philosopher's Stone.
(Not in Parseltongue.) Quirrell later asks Harry in Parseltongue to promise to help get the Stone, but he never says in Parseltongue that help getting the Stone is what he actually wants from Harry.
I do not intend to raisse my hand or magic againsst you in future, sso long ass you do not raisse your hand or magic againsst me.
Does this rule out Quirrell transferring his soul into Harry's body (wiping out Harry's identity and reuniting with the Tom Riddle groundwork that he laid in Harry's mind)? Because without this line, that would be my leading hypothesis for what Quirrell actually wants Harry for.
On the first point : he can only be defeated by the Power He Knows Not!
Two new short chapters! Since the next one is coming tomorrow and we know it'll be short, let's use one thread for both.
This is a new thread to discuss Eliezer Yudkowsky’s Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality and anything related to it. This thread is intended for discussing chapter 105 (and chapter 106, once it comes out tomorrow). EDIT: based on Alsadius' comment about thread creation for MOR chapters, let's also use this thread for chapter 107 (and future chapters until this nears 500 comments) unless someone objects to doing so. Given that this is the final arc we're talking about, thread titles should be updated to indicate chapters covered.
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