McGonagall deciding to send Quirrell off with Trelawney, when she knows Quirrell is a prime suspect of being the evil person inside Hogwarts, and in a world where memory-charming exists, is extremely stupid even for her and took me right out of being immersed in the story. Quirrell could alter Trelawney’s mind so that she reports he was with her the whole time and go off do whatever evil he wants. Feels like a really contrived way to force the plot forward, uncharacteristic of the author’s brilliance thus far. I guess I’ll just have faith it will somehow make sense later, given the track record so far.
McGonagall deciding to send Quirrell off with Trelawney, when she knows Quirrell is a prime suspect of being the evil person inside Hogwarts, and in a world where memory-charming exists, is extremely stupid even for her and took me right out of being immersed in the story. Quirrell could alter Trelawney’s mind so that she reports he was with her the whole time and go off do whatever evil he wants. Feels like a really contrived way to force the plot forward, uncharacteristic of the author’s brilliance thus far. I guess I’ll just have faith it will somehow make sense later, given the track record so far.