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All the times we should have spotted Quirrell was the bad guy
How silly we feel thatwe didn’t cotton on to the timid Professor sooner.
Be honest – the firsttime you read Philosopher’s Stone you didn’t have the foggiest idea QuirinusQuirrell was the bad guy. And hey, we were all duped. How could this meek,taciturn teacher be in league with the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time?
Re-reading the book forthe second time (or third, or tenth, or thirtieth; there’s no judgment here),it becomes ever more apparent all is not what it seems with the jitteryprofessor. The clues were all there. Let’s look back at some of the moreobvious ones…
He faints because of thetroll on Hallowe’en
Okay, so trolls arescary. That’s kind of their thing, being giant, lumbering man-eaters and all.But isn’t our man Quirinus supposed to be a bit of a dab hand at the Dark Arts?A professor, no less? Plus, we know he’d taken a wizarding gap year, chargingaround Europe and getting into mischief with hags. Why would acommon-or-garden-variety troll cause him to pass out in terror? Unless (gasp!)Quirrell was up to something else…
Stammer, or somethingelse on his mind?
Quirrell’s stammer is themost obvious indicator of his nervous nature. But it soon stops when Harrydiscovers his true intentions.
Is Quirrell sooverwhelmed being tethered to Voldemort that he is prone to bouts ofstammering? Is his stammer entirely a convenient cover story? Or does he have acompeting (and probably distracting voice) in his head, throwing him off? Wecan’t quite be sure, but he certainly has a lot on his mind.
And what’s with hisname?
In the literary universeof Harry Potter nothing occurs by accident, least of all names. That’s why thename of its titular boy wizard so perfectly evokes both an everyman and aheroic name fit for a king.
J.K. Rowling notes thatQuirrell’s name was very close to ‘squirrel’. But his forename ‘Quirinus’ hassomewhat darker overtones: it references a half-forgotten Roman god closelyassociated with violence and war.
Harry’s scar hurts whenhe looks at Quirrell
From Harry’s firstmoments in the Great Hall we’re led to believe Snape is the bad guy. But wakeup, people; that early on in any book, if the author wants you to thinksomebody is the bad guy they’re maybe not the bad guy. Fair enough for notpicking up on it the first time, but still: imagine Voldemort’s ugly mug,twisted with rage beneath that turban, staring straight at young Potter fromthe back of Quirrell’s head. Shudder.
He’s such a lousyteacher
If you’re going to teachDefence Against the Dark Arts you’d better have a damn good zombie story toimpress the kids on day one. Certainly, that is, if you claim your turban was agift from an African prince grateful for your supposed heroic dispatching ofthe undead. If you’re changing the subject and turning pink at this early stageof the game, alarm bells should be ringing.
That time he was ‘justpassing’
When Harry and Ron, ontheir first day, indeed, were caught trying to force open a door to a forbiddencorridor, caretaker Argus Filch threatened to lock them in a dungeon. Well,who’d have thought it: bashful old Prof Quirrell just happened to be in thatsame part of the building to save the day. Clearly not snooping on them. Oh no.
THAT overheardconversation
One week before exams,Harry earwigs on Quirrell sobbing, ‘No – no – not again, please… All right –all right…’ And fair enough, unable to actually see anything, Potter assumesit’s Snape delivering a stern dressing-down, as we’d seen a couple of times inthe book up to this point.
But in terms of literarydevices… if you don’t actually ‘see’ what’s happening, then there’s more goingon than meets the eye. Or ear. Or whatever.
Harry literally dreamsabout Quirrell’s turban
In the dream, youngPotter is wearing that purple turban. It talks to him, telling him in nouncertain terms to transfer to Slytherin as it was his ‘destiny’. Bit of agiveaway there.
翻译（1）
我们应当认定奎若是坏人的所有时刻
我们没有及早了解这个怯懦的教授该有多愚蠢
讲真的，第一次阅读《哈利波特与魔法石》时，你完全想不到奎若是一个坏人。但是看，我们都被忽悠了。这个沉默谦卑的人怎么能合法胜任最危险的黑魔法防御术老师？
再读一遍这本书（或者两遍、十遍、三十遍，这儿没有标准），这个焦虑教授的虚伪外表似乎愈加明显。线索就在书中。让我们回头看看其中比较明显的部分……
他在万圣节因为巨怪而昏迷
的确，巨怪很吓人。他们体型庞大、行动笨拙，并且吃人。但是我们的奎若不应该擅长一点黑魔法防御术吗？并且他还是一个教授！另外，我们知道他休了一年学，游历欧洲，在一个巫婆那儿遭到了很大的麻烦。为什么一个普通的巨怪让他惊恐昏迷？除非（大喘一口气）奎若有什么其他不为人知的秘密……
是口吃，还是他的其他想法？
奎若的口吃是他紧张的最明显标志，但是这在哈利发现他的真实意图后便不再出现。
是奎若在伏地魔的压迫下而口吃发作吗？难道他的口吃完全是一个掩饰？还是他和自己的脑袋（也有可能是恼人的声音）进行斗争，想摆脱他？我们不能确定，但是他头脑中确实有很多东西。
他的名字怎么了？
在哈利波特的世界中，没有什么是无缘无故出现的——至少所有的名字是这样的。哈利波特的名字就是集平凡与不平凡于一体。
罗琳提到奎若（Quirrell）的名字和松鼠（squirrel）很像。但是他的名“奎里纳斯”有一丝黑暗的意味：它源自一个与战争暴力相关的几乎被遗忘的罗马神。
All the times we should have spotted Quirrell was the bad guy
How silly we feel thatwe didn’t cotton on to the timid Professor sooner.
Be honest – the firsttime you read Philosopher’s Stone you didn’t have the foggiest idea QuirinusQuirrell was the bad guy. And hey, we were all duped. How could this meek,taciturn teacher be in league with the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time?
Re-reading the book forthe second time (or third, or tenth, or thirtieth; there’s no judgment here),it becomes ever more apparent all is not what it seems with the jitteryprofessor. The clues were all there. Let’s look back at some of the moreobvious ones…
He faints because of thetroll on Hallowe’en
Okay, so trolls arescary. That’s kind of their thing, being giant, lumbering man-eaters and all.But isn’t our man Quirinus supposed to be a bit of a dab hand at the Dark Arts?A professor, no less? Plus, we know he’d taken a wizarding gap year, chargingaround Europe and getting into mischief with hags. Why would acommon-or-garden-variety troll cause him to pass out in terror? Unless (gasp!)Quirrell was up to something else…
Stammer, or somethingelse on his mind?
Quirrell’s stammer is themost obvious indicator of his nervous nature. But it soon stops when Harrydiscovers his true intentions.
Is Quirrell sooverwhelmed being tethered to Voldemort that he is prone to bouts ofstammering? Is his stammer entirely a convenient cover story? Or does he have acompeting (and probably distracting voice) in his head, throwing him off? Wecan’t quite be sure, but he certainly has a lot on his mind.
And what’s with hisname?
In the literary universeof Harry Potter nothing occurs by accident, least of all names. That’s why thename of its titular boy wizard so perfectly evokes both an everyman and aheroic name fit for a king.
J.K. Rowling notes thatQuirrell’s name was very close to ‘squirrel’. But his forename ‘Quirinus’ hassomewhat darker overtones: it references a half-forgotten Roman god closelyassociated with violence and war.
Harry’s scar hurts whenhe looks at Quirrell
From Harry’s firstmoments in the Great Hall we’re led to believe Snape is the bad guy. But wakeup, people; that early on in any book, if the author wants you to thinksomebody is the bad guy they’re maybe not the bad guy. Fair enough for notpicking up on it the first time, but still: imagine Voldemort’s ugly mug,twisted with rage beneath that turban, staring straight at young Potter fromthe back of Quirrell’s head. Shudder.
He’s such a lousyteacher
If you’re going to teachDefence Against the Dark Arts you’d better have a damn good zombie story toimpress the kids on day one. Certainly, that is, if you claim your turban was agift from an African prince grateful for your supposed heroic dispatching ofthe undead. If you’re changing the subject and turning pink at this early stageof the game, alarm bells should be ringing.
That time he was ‘justpassing’
When Harry and Ron, ontheir first day, indeed, were caught trying to force open a door to a forbiddencorridor, caretaker Argus Filch threatened to lock them in a dungeon. Well,who’d have thought it: bashful old Prof Quirrell just happened to be in thatsame part of the building to save the day. Clearly not snooping on them. Oh no.
THAT overheardconversation
One week before exams,Harry earwigs on Quirrell sobbing, ‘No – no – not again, please… All right –all right…’ And fair enough, unable to actually see anything, Potter assumesit’s Snape delivering a stern dressing-down, as we’d seen a couple of times inthe book up to this point.
But in terms of literarydevices… if you don’t actually ‘see’ what’s happening, then there’s more goingon than meets the eye. Or ear. Or whatever.
Harry literally dreamsabout Quirrell’s turban
In the dream, youngPotter is wearing that purple turban. It talks to him, telling him in nouncertain terms to transfer to Slytherin as it was his ‘destiny’. Bit of agiveaway there.
翻译（1）
我们应当认定奎若是坏人的所有时刻
我们没有及早了解这个怯懦的教授该有多愚蠢
讲真的，第一次阅读《哈利波特与魔法石》时，你完全想不到奎若是一个坏人。但是看，我们都被忽悠了。这个沉默谦卑的人怎么能合法胜任最危险的黑魔法防御术老师？
再读一遍这本书（或者两遍、十遍、三十遍，这儿没有标准），这个焦虑教授的虚伪外表似乎愈加明显。线索就在书中。让我们回头看看其中比较明显的部分……
他在万圣节因为巨怪而昏迷
的确，巨怪很吓人。他们体型庞大、行动笨拙，并且吃人。但是我们的奎若不应该擅长一点黑魔法防御术吗？并且他还是一个教授！另外，我们知道他休了一年学，游历欧洲，在一个巫婆那儿遭到了很大的麻烦。为什么一个普通的巨怪让他惊恐昏迷？除非（大喘一口气）奎若有什么其他不为人知的秘密……
是口吃，还是他的其他想法？
奎若的口吃是他紧张的最明显标志，但是这在哈利发现他的真实意图后便不再出现。
是奎若在伏地魔的压迫下而口吃发作吗？难道他的口吃完全是一个掩饰？还是他和自己的脑袋（也有可能是恼人的声音）进行斗争，想摆脱他？我们不能确定，但是他头脑中确实有很多东西。
他的名字怎么了？
在哈利波特的世界中，没有什么是无缘无故出现的——至少所有的名字是这样的。哈利波特的名字就是集平凡与不平凡于一体。
罗琳提到奎若（Quirrell）的名字和松鼠（squirrel）很像。但是他的名“奎里纳斯”有一丝黑暗的意味：它源自一个与战争暴力相关的几乎被遗忘的罗马神。
