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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 28 July 2014 04:38:07PM 1 point [-]

"Yes, Mr. Potter, very amusing. So, Mr. Potter, can you guess what was the very first item on that list?" Great. "Um... never use a complicated way of dealing with an enemy when you can just Abracadabra them?" "The term, Mr. Potter, is Avada Kedavra," Professor Quirrell's voice sounded a bit sharp for some reason

'Professor Quirrell's voice sounded a bit sharp for some reason' is a hint that he is Voldemort, and that he did not fake his own death.

This is why I'm not buying the otherwise fairly plausible 'Voldemort faked his own death' theories

Comment author: hairyfigment 29 July 2014 09:36:26PM 0 points [-]

"The term, Mr. Potter, is Avada Kedavra," Professor Quirrell's voice sounded a bit sharp for some reason

Possible reasons include:

  • He was Voldemort, and has some reason which seems good to him for not trying to AK Harry, then or now. The reminder that at least one Outside View says otherwise annoys him.
  • He wants Harry to learn AK, well enough to ensure the boy casts it (or genuinely tries rather than trying to try) in a moment of crisis, and thus wants him to practice the actual pronunciation or at least not practice mangling it.
  • Though the "for enemies" event hasn't happened yet, other events gave him a (possibly irrational) distaste for Muggle-borns who think "abracabara" is funny.
  • A sharp tone serves his goals for some reason.
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