Hm. Minerva wouldn’t do it. If Snape would, the Weasleys wouldn’t know that.
Dumbledore at least knows it was the Weasleys, so I count that as weak evidence towards him...
Quirrel was probably not involved. His extra strong reaction to Harry mentioning that the newpaper spoke of a prophecy suggests he was not pretending ignorance during that whole conversation, since that reaction probably came from Voldemort, not from the Quirrel-role.
But I don’t know that it even had to be someone of that power level, or for that matter a Hogwarts teacher.
It’s also curious why Quirrel only deduced that it was the Weasleys after he figured out the method used. What’s so Weasley-like about reverse memory-charming?
I think Dumbledore’s been suggested, but I have no idea and I’m pretty sure there isn’t conclusive evidence anywhere.
Hm. Minerva wouldn’t do it. If Snape would, the Weasleys wouldn’t know that.
Dumbledore at least knows it was the Weasleys, so I count that as weak evidence towards him...
Quirrel was probably not involved. His extra strong reaction to Harry mentioning that the newpaper spoke of a prophecy suggests he was not pretending ignorance during that whole conversation, since that reaction probably came from Voldemort, not from the Quirrel-role.
But I don’t know that it even had to be someone of that power level, or for that matter a Hogwarts teacher.
It’s also curious why Quirrel only deduced that it was the Weasleys after he figured out the method used. What’s so Weasley-like about reverse memory-charming?