The fact that you escalated even further in some unknown direction, and somehow won at the end, does not change the fact that you are an idiot.
Quirreld doesn’t know Harry didn’t have a plan, perhaps it was a wise move to win a fight he knew he could win.
On the other hand, maybe he didn’t make clear that he could lose, so the next person to fight him will just try to kill him outright.
What do you think?
The point was not to win or to lose, but that Harry could have waited until later, used the same bargaining chip, and Snape would have been forced to play nice without Harry looking like a ticking time bomb
Quirreld doesn’t know Harry didn’t have a plan, perhaps it was a wise move to win a fight he knew he could win.
On the other hand, maybe he didn’t make clear that he could lose, so the next person to fight him will just try to kill him outright.
What do you think?
The point was not to win or to lose, but that Harry could have waited until later, used the same bargaining chip, and Snape would have been forced to play nice without Harry looking like a ticking time bomb