why don’t Harry and Quirrell cast Somnium on Bellatrix instead of deceiving her? (The deception requires Quirrell to tell Harry the Death Eater password, among other things...) Why does Quirrell talk to Bahry so confidently while Bellatrix can hear him? Why does he follow his whims to play-duel and then kill Bahry instead of quickly subduing and memory-charming him, if they planned to pull off the perfect crime?
That reminds me of something else Quirrell arranged for Harry—occlumency. If they read Bella’s and the Auror’s mind, they’ll see Harry as a villain, and since Harry has training in occlumency, he’s no way to prove them wrong. The entire thing looks like a set-up.
Oh, you’re quite right. Perhaps Quirrel was planning to kill the Auror to make it clear that a break-out had occurred? That way, a full check of the prison would occur and Bella’s replacement would likely be found. Which in turn would mean that it was put there simply to deceive Harry into a false sense of security. When the break in is made public, Dumbledore would naturally come under suspicion (since a Dementor disappeared under his watch) and he would suspect Harry. That might also explain the lack of the 30th charm by Quirrel. Might make Harry traceable.
I could be completely wrong, of course. Pure speculation.
The Auror saw Quirrell fight him with amazing skill, attempt the killing curse, and turn into a snake. Harry saved him from the killing curse. Quirrell’s the clear bad guy from his point of view (is that enough evidence for people to conclude that Q=V?), and only Harry’s last Somnium spoils his innocence.
It will also be clear that they were lying to Bella, at least about some important things, since it was Harry’s Patronus.
I’m pretty sure I’m being exceedingly careful here, but...
is that enough evidence for people to conclude that Q=V?
It’s enough evidence to conclude that he’s a bad guy.
Assuming I had never read Eliezer’s assurances that Q=V, I would most definitely not put it past him to make his rewriting of HP not so much about the Dumbleharry vs. Voldemort war, but about the internecine fight between Quirrell/ColdHarry and Dumbledore/WarmHarry about how to confront the Voldemort threat—by finding a worthy dictator (in the original intent of the word, hopefully) or by making free citizens, I mean subjects of Her Majesty stand up for themselves. Each of them convinced that fighting Voldemort by the other’s means would be as bad or worse than giving up; each of them wondering how much can they scheme and sacrifice, how close can they come to Voldemort’s methods in order to successfully lead the fight against him… damn, speculating about it makes me want to read it already, no matter all the stuff that doesn’t quite work with this scenario (sense of doom in primis).
I mean: Is it enough evidence for people within the story to conclude that he is Voldemort? Being a ridiculously powerful dark wizard should be enough for them to locate the hypothesis and consider it a possibility, at least for those who know that Voldemort is alive. Then there are other clues: his attempt (with Harry) to free Bellatrix Black, knowledge of the Death Eater password (among him & Harry), his strange relationship with Harry Potter (including the odd magical interaction & Harry’s sense of doom), and his ability to turn into a snake. Is that enough evidence to convince someone like Dumbledore who already knows that the Dark Lord lives? Is it enough for the rest of the wizarding world to be persuaded?
that depends on whether they still trust harry after this… If he gets out Draco is going to figure it out for sure, dumbledore and mcgonagal I am not certain about, and the wizarding world in general? I would say not a chance, but it opens up some interesting possibilities for the story if the wizarding war erupts out of nowhere again so quickly.
That reminds me of something else Quirrell arranged for Harry—occlumency. If they read Bella’s and the Auror’s mind, they’ll see Harry as a villain, and since Harry has training in occlumency, he’s no way to prove them wrong. The entire thing looks like a set-up.
Harry didn’t even consciously try to stop Quirrel’s killing curse. It was an accident. Quirrel couldn’t have counted on it happening to set Harry up.
Oh, you’re quite right. Perhaps Quirrel was planning to kill the Auror to make it clear that a break-out had occurred? That way, a full check of the prison would occur and Bella’s replacement would likely be found. Which in turn would mean that it was put there simply to deceive Harry into a false sense of security. When the break in is made public, Dumbledore would naturally come under suspicion (since a Dementor disappeared under his watch) and he would suspect Harry. That might also explain the lack of the 30th charm by Quirrel. Might make Harry traceable.
I could be completely wrong, of course. Pure speculation.
The Auror saw Quirrell fight him with amazing skill, attempt the killing curse, and turn into a snake. Harry saved him from the killing curse. Quirrell’s the clear bad guy from his point of view (is that enough evidence for people to conclude that Q=V?), and only Harry’s last Somnium spoils his innocence.
It will also be clear that they were lying to Bella, at least about some important things, since it was Harry’s Patronus.
I’m pretty sure I’m being exceedingly careful here, but...
It’s enough evidence to conclude that he’s a bad guy.
Assuming I had never read Eliezer’s assurances that Q=V, I would most definitely not put it past him to make his rewriting of HP not so much about the Dumbleharry vs. Voldemort war, but about the internecine fight between Quirrell/ColdHarry and Dumbledore/WarmHarry about how to confront the Voldemort threat—by finding a worthy dictator (in the original intent of the word, hopefully) or by making free citizens, I mean subjects of Her Majesty stand up for themselves. Each of them convinced that fighting Voldemort by the other’s means would be as bad or worse than giving up; each of them wondering how much can they scheme and sacrifice, how close can they come to Voldemort’s methods in order to successfully lead the fight against him… damn, speculating about it makes me want to read it already, no matter all the stuff that doesn’t quite work with this scenario (sense of doom in primis).
So write it. Nothing wrong with having an AU of an AU.
I mean: Is it enough evidence for people within the story to conclude that he is Voldemort? Being a ridiculously powerful dark wizard should be enough for them to locate the hypothesis and consider it a possibility, at least for those who know that Voldemort is alive. Then there are other clues: his attempt (with Harry) to free Bellatrix Black, knowledge of the Death Eater password (among him & Harry), his strange relationship with Harry Potter (including the odd magical interaction & Harry’s sense of doom), and his ability to turn into a snake. Is that enough evidence to convince someone like Dumbledore who already knows that the Dark Lord lives? Is it enough for the rest of the wizarding world to be persuaded?
that depends on whether they still trust harry after this… If he gets out Draco is going to figure it out for sure, dumbledore and mcgonagal I am not certain about, and the wizarding world in general? I would say not a chance, but it opens up some interesting possibilities for the story if the wizarding war erupts out of nowhere again so quickly.
Bingo. I think you have it.