To wit: find that stone which I saw earlier and which I now recognise from the design that you showed me!
Ha, great theory. On the other hand, I find it hard to believe that the symbol was so obscure that even Voldemort never found it out. (Unless Rowling specifically mentioned it?)
Harry has already noticed that he gave too much information to Dumbledore, but now he trusts Quirrel too much.
To wit: find that stone which I saw earlier and which I now recognise from the design that you showed me!
Ha, great theory. On the other hand, I find it hard to believe that the symbol was so obscure that even Voldemort never found it out. (Unless Rowling specifically mentioned it?)
This is important to the plot of Book 7 in canon, so I’m going to rot13 it for you just in case.
Va pnaba, gur Erfheerpgvba Fgbar unf orra va Ibyqrzbeg’f cbffrffvba gur jubyr gvzr. Va snpg, vg’f bar bs uvf ubepehkrf! Ohg ur znqr vg vagb n ubepehk sbe fragvzragny ernfbaf; ur arire xarj jung vg jnf.
Aha. I read book 7 when it came out, but had forgotten that. Eminently plausible, then.
I’d forgotten it myself when I made my first comment. But then I did some research to answer your question and …!