I don’t think HPMOR!Quirrell is Voldemort. canon!Quirrell has Voldemort’s face on the back of his head (concealed by a turban). HPMOR!Quirrell does not. His head is visibly bare, although I recall there’s something a bit odd about the appearance of the back of his head, perhaps as if something had been removed. This has to be a sign of something. I’m guessing that Quirrell does have or has had a piece of Voldemort in him, but it’s read-only, not executable. Quirrell is in charge of himself, and is on the side of light, but his exposure to Voldemort’s innermost thoughts and memories has given him a coldly accurate appreciation of what actually works.
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I wasn’t aware of that, so I’ll just say that my own speculation, whether right or wrong, was based on nothing more than the text so far. Quirrell must have some sort of relationship with Voldemort, but doesn’t have V’s face attached, and appears to be intimately acquainted with evil but does not actually do evil things (suspending judgement for the moment on the matter of extracting Bellatrix).
I don’t think HPMOR!Quirrell is Voldemort. canon!Quirrell has Voldemort’s face on the back of his head (concealed by a turban). HPMOR!Quirrell does not. His head is visibly bare, although I recall there’s something a bit odd about the appearance of the back of his head, perhaps as if something had been removed. This has to be a sign of something. I’m guessing that Quirrell does have or has had a piece of Voldemort in him, but it’s read-only, not executable. Quirrell is in charge of himself, and is on the side of light, but his exposure to Voldemort’s innermost thoughts and memories has given him a coldly accurate appreciation of what actually works.
You know the facts now, of course, but your idea is still a good one and doesn’t deserve a negative karma score. Upvoted.
EY himself already said as much in the notes, so I think this topic is settled.
Can someone quote what EY has said on this matter? There are some conflicting interpretations going.
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I wasn’t aware of that, so I’ll just say that my own speculation, whether right or wrong, was based on nothing more than the text so far. Quirrell must have some sort of relationship with Voldemort, but doesn’t have V’s face attached, and appears to be intimately acquainted with evil but does not actually do evil things (suspending judgement for the moment on the matter of extracting Bellatrix).