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7 Post author: palladias 12 December 2013 05:10AM

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Comment author: SyncHole 14 December 2013 04:04:16AM 0 points [-]

As a thought, maybe - possibly - Quirrell anticipated the possibility of point 4 (Centaur.) It might be an effective way to make Harry look at his current goals (and their potential repercussions) from another perspective. I wouldn't think the anticipation would be that the encounter was certain, but if it were considered possible...