Why do you not consider Snape to be an alternative? Yes, Quirrelmort has gained a lot by Hat’s actions, but:
a) Quirrel could be manipulating Snape.
b) Quirrelmort probably has an extremely accurate mental model of Snape.
“Uncertain, ask again later”.
Oh, all right. :
I am fairly confident that whatever models the various masterminds in play have of him are inaccurate and have been getting rapidly more so ever since he had his little chat with Harry about Lily.
I suspect that he is done with being anyones pawn.
Moving into blind guessing territory, I wouldnt be surprised if his actual plot is to walk off with the philosophers stone in order to duplicate it, or something else completely unrelated to the political maneuverings.
Why do you not consider Snape to be an alternative? Yes, Quirrelmort has gained a lot by Hat’s actions, but: a) Quirrel could be manipulating Snape. b) Quirrelmort probably has an extremely accurate mental model of Snape.
What is your mental model of Snape?
“Uncertain, ask again later”. Oh, all right. : I am fairly confident that whatever models the various masterminds in play have of him are inaccurate and have been getting rapidly more so ever since he had his little chat with Harry about Lily. I suspect that he is done with being anyones pawn. Moving into blind guessing territory, I wouldnt be surprised if his actual plot is to walk off with the philosophers stone in order to duplicate it, or something else completely unrelated to the political maneuverings.