While I’m not at all sure this is all real (we did end the last chapter with Harry staring into the Mirror, after all), Quirrell’s continued NOPE-ing over Trelawney’s star prophecy remains utterly hilarious.
It’s like he thinks that his own life depends on Hermione Granger being alive, somehow.
For I would never want you to be deprived of Hermione Granger’s counsel and restraint, not ever while the stars yet live.
What’s interesting is the irony- he seems to think that Hermione can stop Harry making world domination choices. Harry. This is Voldemort here, and he genuinely believes that his nemesis, who is very much against death (even more so than him) is a greater threat to the world.
And his solution: make sure he has friends. I neither see how Voldermort sees Harry as a more credible threat than himself, nor why he thinks Hermione is a better option than simply killing Harry.
General prophecy shenanigans. There are now two different prophecies orbiting Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, one of which certainly seems to imply that he’s going to survive to destroy the world. Obvious, predictable solutions are likely to fail.
It’s interesting that Voldemort is so attached to the idea of this restraining power Hermione has over Harry. Does Voldemort believe that this restraint weakens Harry significantly, by restricting him from making morally ambiguous choices? There’s strong evidence that Harry shies away from evil solutions (Horcruxes are not a valid immortality method while they require human sacrifice), but he is certainly capable of morally neutral solutions. Hermione’s emphasis on doing the Right Thing in all cases might strike Voldemort as a weakness he can then go on to exploit in his counterpart.
I think it’s mostly because of Trelawney’s prophecy. The second Hermione died, Trelawney blurts out: “HE IS HERE. THE ONE WHO WILL TEAR APART THE VERY STARS IN HEAVEN. HE IS HERE. HE IS THE END OF THE WORLD.”
Maybe he’s really worried about Harry breaking the Universe at some point like Quirrel’d been worrying about some chapters earlier, and yet for whatever reason Harry’s too important for his future plans to just kill? Though I can’t decide which idea leaves me less confused, that one, or just “ulterior motives, hidden because able to lie in parseltongue”.
While I’m not at all sure this is all real (we did end the last chapter with Harry staring into the Mirror, after all), Quirrell’s continued NOPE-ing over Trelawney’s star prophecy remains utterly hilarious.
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What’s interesting is the irony- he seems to think that Hermione can stop Harry making world domination choices. Harry. This is Voldemort here, and he genuinely believes that his nemesis, who is very much against death (even more so than him) is a greater threat to the world.
And his solution: make sure he has friends. I neither see how Voldermort sees Harry as a more credible threat than himself, nor why he thinks Hermione is a better option than simply killing Harry.
Partially, blindness due to not wanting to be bored again. Friendship is magic and alicorn princesses :p.
Partially, because he’s not sure that he can kill Harry.
Is there any legitimate reason why a gun wouldn’t work? I mean, I now strongly suspect it wasn’t loaded, but in theory it should do.
I admit the uncertainty as to how the horcrux system works could mean that killing Tom R. Jr is a bad idea.
This chapter made me suspect that Harry would be brought back by Voldie’s horcrux network.
General prophecy shenanigans. There are now two different prophecies orbiting Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres, one of which certainly seems to imply that he’s going to survive to destroy the world. Obvious, predictable solutions are likely to fail.
Do we have a source for prophecies coming true reliably? Back in ch 108 Quirrell seemed to think it possible to avert a prophecy.
ch 108
Sadly, I don’t think that HPMOR is ever going to have a ch 208!
Fixed
Why? The gun that Voldemort was using to deter Harry was not the one shot at the end of the chapter; that gun came from his pouch.
It’s interesting that Voldemort is so attached to the idea of this restraining power Hermione has over Harry. Does Voldemort believe that this restraint weakens Harry significantly, by restricting him from making morally ambiguous choices? There’s strong evidence that Harry shies away from evil solutions (Horcruxes are not a valid immortality method while they require human sacrifice), but he is certainly capable of morally neutral solutions. Hermione’s emphasis on doing the Right Thing in all cases might strike Voldemort as a weakness he can then go on to exploit in his counterpart.
I think it’s mostly because of Trelawney’s prophecy. The second Hermione died, Trelawney blurts out: “HE IS HERE. THE ONE WHO WILL TEAR APART THE VERY STARS IN HEAVEN. HE IS HERE. HE IS THE END OF THE WORLD.”
Which, y’know. Is a tad ominous.
Maybe he’s really worried about Harry breaking the Universe at some point like Quirrel’d been worrying about some chapters earlier, and yet for whatever reason Harry’s too important for his future plans to just kill? Though I can’t decide which idea leaves me less confused, that one, or just “ulterior motives, hidden because able to lie in parseltongue”.