I’m bewildered at why Quirrel thinks he can get any particular result from Harry by having Hermione killed.
I don’t think he did it. Notice that he thinks it has been a surprisingly good day, suggesting that he thinks he gained something from Hermione’s death, but did not orchestrate it himself.
It was a surprisingly good day because he didn’t intend Harry to try to rescue Hermione. Harry was supposed to find out about her death later. He couldn’t be absolutely sure her death would have the precisely correct effect on Harry, either. It was surprisingly good because he got Dead Hermione and Dark Harry out of the deal; an expectedly good day would have been just getting the former.
I don’t think he did it. Notice that he thinks it has been a surprisingly good day, suggesting that he thinks he gained something from Hermione’s death, but did not orchestrate it himself.
It was a surprisingly good day because he didn’t intend Harry to try to rescue Hermione. Harry was supposed to find out about her death later. He couldn’t be absolutely sure her death would have the precisely correct effect on Harry, either. It was surprisingly good because he got Dead Hermione and Dark Harry out of the deal; an expectedly good day would have been just getting the former.
Maybe its surprising because Harry is responding in exactly the way Quirrel wanted?
Or at least Q. THINKS that Harry is responding in the way Quirrel anted?