Forgive me if someone’s mentioned this before, but...
The ritual to resurrect Voldemort requires three things. Willingly given flesh of his servant (the closer and stronger the better in this story). A bone from his father’s grave, taken without his father’s knowledge. And lastly, and I quote from “Goblet of Fire;”
“B-blood of the enemy… forcibly taken… you will… resurrect your foe.”
So, one would think that Quirrell has two of these three things, correct? Wrong. Recall chapter 26, when Professor Quirrell and Harry are discussing the ridiculous article Rita wrote.
“Give me that,′ said Professor Quirrell, and the newspaper leaped out of Harry’s hand so fast that he got a paper cut.
Harry automatically put the finger in his mouth to suck on, feeling rather shocked, and turned to remonstrate with Professor Quirrell -
Professor Quirrell had stopped short in the middle of the street, and his eyes were flickering rapidly back and forth as an invisible force held the newspaper suspended before him.”
Now, Quirrell hands Harry the paper back, but is it not also possible that, noticing that he had obtained a precious resource, took the blood on the paper without Harry’s notice?
The Bone of the Father must be removed during the ritual, not before; it stands to reason that the flesh and blood must be sacrificed during the ritual as well.
Forgive me if someone’s mentioned this before, but...
The ritual to resurrect Voldemort requires three things. Willingly given flesh of his servant (the closer and stronger the better in this story). A bone from his father’s grave, taken without his father’s knowledge. And lastly, and I quote from “Goblet of Fire;” “B-blood of the enemy… forcibly taken… you will… resurrect your foe.”
So, one would think that Quirrell has two of these three things, correct? Wrong. Recall chapter 26, when Professor Quirrell and Harry are discussing the ridiculous article Rita wrote. “Give me that,′ said Professor Quirrell, and the newspaper leaped out of Harry’s hand so fast that he got a paper cut.
Harry automatically put the finger in his mouth to suck on, feeling rather shocked, and turned to remonstrate with Professor Quirrell -
Professor Quirrell had stopped short in the middle of the street, and his eyes were flickering rapidly back and forth as an invisible force held the newspaper suspended before him.”
Now, Quirrell hands Harry the paper back, but is it not also possible that, noticing that he had obtained a precious resource, took the blood on the paper without Harry’s notice?
The Bone of the Father must be removed during the ritual, not before; it stands to reason that the flesh and blood must be sacrificed during the ritual as well.
I do feel required to point out that that very chapter also contained this tidbit:
Yes, that’s been pointed out before. I don’t recall anyone raising any good evidence for or against it.