Yes, that often came up in past discussions. The problem is that the dual persona part seemed to get dropped early on and it changed to one of energy—Quirrel going into zombie-mode, not shy-Quirinius-mode. Presumably when he was up there on the podium, he was trying to summon up the energy for his speech.
… hmm. You know, depending on how separate the personalities are, it’s possible the original (“zombie”) Quirrel was simply stressed out of his mind from Voldemort essentially holding him prisoner in his own body.
Yes, that often came up in past discussions. The problem is that the dual persona part seemed to get dropped early on and it changed to one of energy—Quirrel going into zombie-mode, not shy-Quirinius-mode. Presumably when he was up there on the podium, he was trying to summon up the energy for his speech.
… hmm. You know, depending on how separate the personalities are, it’s possible the original (“zombie”) Quirrel was simply stressed out of his mind from Voldemort essentially holding him prisoner in his own body.