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Comment author: EndlessStrategy 08 July 2013 06:48:32AM *  3 points [-]

Ch: 94 I'm confused. If no one directly attacked Hermione, why did the wards single out Quirrell?

Also, here's an interesting question: I wonder how Harry would react if Hermione left a ghost? Surely he would still want the real Hermione back, but how would he deal with the ghost, especially is she thought of him as the original Hermione did?

Comment author: hairyfigment 08 July 2013 08:24:43AM 3 points [-]

They didn't single out Quirrell.

The wards of Hogwarts record that no foreign creature has entered, and that it was the Defense Professor who killed Hermione Granger.

"We're meant to conclude that the enemy has control of what the wards tell us. But that's actually something the enemy can only do with difficulty, or under special conditions; they're trying to create a false appearance of omnipotence."

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The old witch's eyebrows rose. "How did he identify you to the Hogwarts wards, then?"

A slight smile. "The Headmaster drew a circle, and told Hogwarts that he who stood within was the Defense Professor.

At first I thought he had a house-elf there, or his original body in some form (though snakes have no legs). Now I figure at least one of the N Defense Professors was a shrunken troll. (I just checked, and Lethifolds don't have legs either.)

Comment author: Fermatastheorem 08 July 2013 07:21:13AM 0 points [-]

Because Quirrell's going to claim he's been framed.

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