So far all of H&C’s actions have benefited Quirrell, and his involvement in this particular plot(conveniently finding Draco just too late) all make him seem really really guilty. Normally in fiction he would be the red herring, but Eliezer has been talking a lot about how things he tries to make obvious are misinterpreted and how he doesn’t usually do Red Herrings.
Personally I think that if he wanted us to know for certain it was Quirrell he would have just flat-out showed us by now.
I think that’s because it would make for a better story for the audience and Harry to find out at once.
With H&C, if he is Quirrell, at this point in the plotting it would make more sense to just reveal it than to hint very strongly. And making two “It was Quirrell all along” reveals in the same fic seems silly to me.
So far all of H&C’s actions have benefited Quirrell, and his involvement in this particular plot(conveniently finding Draco just too late) all make him seem really really guilty. Normally in fiction he would be the red herring, but Eliezer has been talking a lot about how things he tries to make obvious are misinterpreted and how he doesn’t usually do Red Herrings.
Personally I think that if he wanted us to know for certain it was Quirrell he would have just flat-out showed us by now.
He hasn’t flat-out showed us Quirrell is Voldemort, though.
I think that’s because it would make for a better story for the audience and Harry to find out at once.
With H&C, if he is Quirrell, at this point in the plotting it would make more sense to just reveal it than to hint very strongly. And making two “It was Quirrell all along” reveals in the same fic seems silly to me.
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But you’re not supposed to say that without rot13.
Edited. Also, Hey, that’s my line!
Agreed. This also makes me think it isn’t Quirrell.