One thing I forgot to mention in my comments last night, about Quirrellmort’s theory of psychology: he seems to have a rational fear that Harry attempting to resurrect Hermione will destroy the world. Does he not realize that Dumbledore and McGonagall might also refuse to help Harry out of that same rational fear? Or is he refraining from mentioning it as part of manipulating Harry?
His fear is that Harry messes up his attempt to resurrect Hermione. He might think that he can prevent such error better if he’s in the loop of what Harry is doing.
One thing I forgot to mention in my comments last night, about Quirrellmort’s theory of psychology: he seems to have a rational fear that Harry attempting to resurrect Hermione will destroy the world. Does he not realize that Dumbledore and McGonagall might also refuse to help Harry out of that same rational fear? Or is he refraining from mentioning it as part of manipulating Harry?
I think he’s a lot more convinced of Harry’s capabilities than they are.
Moreover, he knows something about the source of Harry’s unusualness that they don’t know that he knows, and he needs to keep it that way.
His fear is that Harry messes up his attempt to resurrect Hermione. He might think that he can prevent such error better if he’s in the loop of what Harry is doing.