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  Professor Quirrell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quirrell was the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during Harry's first year at the school.
Quirrell is next seen at Hogwarts conversing with his colleague Severus Snape at the start-of-term banquet, and subsequently during Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons.
Quirrell sent a letter to Dumbledore, telling him to go to the Ministry of Magic; Quirrell took advantage of his absence to try to reach the Stone, and was pursued - unwittingly, as they thought they were pursuing Snape - by Harry, Ron and Hermione.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Professor_Quirrell   (953 words)

  
 Minor Hogwarts teachers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Professor Everard was a former headmaster of Hogwarts and a prominent member of wizarding society.
Professor Sinistra's first appearance is in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, helping to move a petrified Justin Finch-Fletchley to the hospital wing.
Professor Sinistra's name originates from the Latin sinister, meaning left or with a direction to the left, this could possible be a reference to the fact that the planets of the solar system rotate counterclockwise (left).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minor_Hogwarts_teachers   (1266 words)

  
 Red Hen Publications - from you to PDF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
As to Quirrell’s jumpiness being due to an encounter with a vampire or a Hag, I think we can safely put that down to being the story that Quirrell had passed around to explain any potential “strangeness” in his behavior (like muttering to himself) that might be observed in the future.
The capture, enslavement, and death of young Professor Quirrell is one of the series’s unacknowledged tragedies.
Quirrell announces that he is taking a year to get the sort of experience in the field that might have prevented the occurrence, and is willing to try again.
www.redhen-publications.com /QuirrellDebacle.html   (4012 words)

  
 Professor Quirrell
Quirrell did indeed encounter something horrible when he traveled around the world: Lord Voldemort, who was barely alive.
To conceal the fact that Lord Voldemort's face was on the back of his head, Quirrel; decided to wear a purple turban (note that in the movie, Quirrell is already wearing the turban in Diagon Alley).
Quirrell sent a letter to Dumbledore, telling him to go to the Ministry of Magic; Quirrell used this as a diversion and went to get the Stone.
en.mcfly.org /Professor_Quirrell   (502 words)

  
 HPL: Professor Quirinus Quirrell
Quirrell became a slave to the disembodied Voldemort for quite some time, but, by his own admission, often failed to please his master.
Quirrell wore a purple turban to hide the face of Voldemort which was on the back of his head.
In the film, Quirrell is shown wearing the turban already in the Leaky Cauldron and he pointedly avoids shaking hands with Harry.
www.hp-lexicon.org /wizards/quirrell.html   (754 words)

  
 Professor Quirrell
Professor Quirrell is a fictional character from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Voldemort twisted the young and gullible Quirrell into accepting the Dark way, and used him in a plan to steal the Philosopher's Stone (Sorceror's Stone in America) from vault 713 in Gringotts Bank.
To conceal the fact that Lord Voldemort's face was on the back of his head, Quirrel; decided to wear an absurd purple turban (note that in the movie, Quirrell is already wearing the turban in Diagon Alley).
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 Professor Quirrell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Professor Quirrell - A stuttering and seemingly harmless man, and a professor of Defense against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.
Quirrell appears as nervous and squirrelly as his name suggests for most of the story.
It turns out later, however, that Quirrell has faked his withdrawing meekness and is actually a cold-blooded conniver.
www.sparknotes.com /lit/harrypotter/terms/char_11.html   (73 words)

  
 Professor Quirrell: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Professor Quirrell is a fictional character from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher\'s Stone quick summary:
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Quirrell sent a letter to Dumbledore[For more facts and a topic of this subject, click this link], EHandler: no quick summary.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/professor_quirrell.htm   (1274 words)

  
 Deconstructing Snape - The Sugar Quill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher with greasy fl hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin.
Quirrell was talking to Snape at that moment, so naturally Voldemrot must have been listening in to what they were saying, and knew Snape was there.
He was wearing Professor Quirrell's turban, which kept talking to him, telling him he must transfer to Slytherin at once, because it was his destiny.
www.sugarquill.net /forum/index.php?showtopic=7425   (2334 words)

  
 MuggleNet | Character Biographies
Quirrell served his master as best he could throughout the school year, although by his own admission he often fell short of the high standards demanded of him.
At Halloween, Quirrell allowed a troll into Hogwarts, creating a diversion while he attempted to get past the three-headed-dog Fluffy, who was guarding the trapdoor that led to the chamber of the Philosopher's Stone.
There, Quirrell revealed to Harry that his stutter was false and was only used in an attempt to seem more innocent.
www.mugglenet.com /infosection/characters/bios/quirrell.shtml   (1080 words)

  
 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone/Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone : Pain or no pain?
Quirrell says to Harry later on in the book that Voldemort decided to keep a closer eye on him, and that's when he posesses his body.
Harry extends his hand to Professor Quirrel and he goes on to his 'fascinating subject' line, while staring at Harry's hand (but not shaking it), as if afraid to touch him.
Didn't Fred or George tell Harry that there was a rumor that Professor Quirrel had garlic in his turban to keep the vampires away.
www.slipups.com /items/18776.html   (1884 words)

  
 Harry Potter, books, Harry Potter movie, Hermione, Ron Wealey, Dumbledore, avadakedavra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Professor Quirinus* Quirrell is the professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts in Harry's first year at Hogwarts.
Professor Quirrell is a very nervous character, who stutters.
Voldemort used Quirrell's body as his new "home" and returned to Hogwarts, using unicorn blood from the Forbidden Forest to stay alive.
www.pinkpt.com /avadakedavra/index.php?page=professorprofile_quirrell   (242 words)

  
 All About Professor Quirrell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Quirrell became a host and a slave to the disembodied Voldemort.
Quirrell said he met vampires but he met Voldemort.
Quirrell, however, is dead, from the power of Harry Potter, that his mother gave him.
www.expage.com /allaboutprofessorquirrell   (419 words)

  
 Elixa Amethyst's Chambers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It was the first time Snape had referred to me as his niece or any part of his family like that, and it sparked an odd feeling within me, which I suspected could also be the fact I was being introduced to a ghost.
Professor Binns taught History of Magic, and was a ghost.
I became quite used to having Quirrell in the room, and Snape seemed to be in an expressive mood, for once, making him easier to read and understand.
groups.msn.com /ElixaAmethystsChambers/p1c20.msnw   (722 words)

  
 HPL: Essays - Quirrell's Leave of Absence
There's no "Welcome Back, Professor Quirrell," speech from Dumbledore at the start-of-term feast, for instance (PS7), as you would expect had Quirrell been absent the previous year.
When Percy tells Harry about Snape (PS7), he says Snape is after "Quirrell's job," not "The Defense Against the Dark Arts job," which to me would seem more natural had someone else been in the job the year before.
Back at Hogwarts, "everyone" says the smell of garlic in Quirrell's classroom is to ward off vampires (PS8), but only the twins are commenting on the turban (PS8), which would be the new factor if this timeline is correct.
www.hp-lexicon.org /essays/essay-quirrells-leave.html   (944 words)

  
 Harry Potter | Daily Prophet | Quirrell
Professor Quirrell is the current Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
He is also a known cohort of Professor Snape and the two are often to be seen in secret talks.
Reportedly Professor Quirrell is one of the few wizards to have encountered the notorious Vampires of the Black Forest and survived.
harrypotter.warnerbros.com /bios/quirrell_full.html   (198 words)

  
 HPL: Reader's Guide PS8 - The Potions Master
Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard who had to stand on a pile of books to see over his desk.
The kids' doubt of Quirrell's story is clearly due to their evaluation of his character, not to any question of whether zombies exist.
Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor house, but it hadn't stopped her from giving them a huge pile of homework the day before.
www.hp-lexicon.org /about/books/ps/rg-ps08.html   (2815 words)

  
 The Sugar Quill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Professor Quirrell obeyed the order, taking one long stride into the moonlit clearing.  The milky light bleached his face, and his eyes blinked in the sudden illumination.  All around him nested the shadows of the Forbidden Forest, towering oaks, slender sycamores, and beeches reaching for the heavens.  He felt alone and vulnerable.
Bane placed his arm upon Quirrell's shoulder, and the professor jumped.  The centaur's eyes seems to shine, to grow soft, for only a moment.
Quirrell looked toward the ground, and for several minutes, they stood still beneath the turning stars.
www.sugarquill.net /read.php?storyid=1463&chapno=1   (888 words)

  
 Hogwart's Faculty Meeting Reports
Professor McGonagall has little of either to spare, so she opts to use pre-made ingredients in creating her signature trifle-like dessert offering; creating or procuring the ingredients from "scratch" would take too long, even with magic.
Professor Lockhart encountered this giant clam in the South Pacific seas, where molluscs of many kinds can grow to humungous proportions.
Quirrell was always extremely warm as a result of Voldemort's occupation of his body.
www.wookieehut.com /art/facmtgart.html   (1688 words)

  
 Synopsis of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone
Binns is the school's only ghost professor; he died one day while sleeping in the staff room, woke up and didn't even know he was a spirit.
Professor Quirrell is only a so-so Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor.
***Quirrell reveals that he was the one who let the mountain troll into the castle, tried to kill Harry in the Quidditch game, drank unicorn blood to sustain Voldemort, and tried to get the Sorcerer's Stone.
www.angelfire.com /mi3/cookarama/sorsynopsis.html   (4135 words)

  
 Elixa Amethyst's Chambers
Quirrell was still very secretive about his new teaching post at the school.
Good, Professor Snape, Professor Quirrell, you will be in charge of any serious incidents which need detaining, or dispersing.
This year, Professor Quirrell will be teaching Careers and will be continuing to stand in for teachers should it be necessary." Kerry smothered her mouth to stop herself from laughing.
groups.msn.com /ElixaAmethystsChambers/p2c9.msnw   (1406 words)

  
 Nasubionna's Harry Potter Tribute
Young, nervous, and stuttering, Professor Quirrell was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher during Harry's 1st year.
He appeared constantly spooked, and it seemed he was bullied a great deal by Professor Snape (although we found out eventually what that was all about...).
Quirrell was abandoned by Voldemort and thus killed in the confrontation with Harry Potter, and we never heard much about him after that.
www.nasubionna.net /hp/characters/quirrell.html   (228 words)

  
 Fronskie Feint Hogwarts Teachers
Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin bowling; Dumbledore is an older wizard who has taken a liking to Harry.
A very nervous and pale young man, Professor Quirrell is always seen wearing his turbine.
With a soft, misty voice, Harry's initial impression of Professor Trelawney was that she was a large, glittering insect.
www.fronskiefeint.com /hogwarts/teachers.shtml   (674 words)

  
 "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" Movie Stills
Clearly visible at the table are Professors Severus Snape and Quirrell (in turban), and Professor Albus Dumbledore in the throne-like chair.
Harry spotted Professor Quirrell, too, the nervous young man from the Leaky Cauldron.
Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher with greasy fl hair, a hooked nose and sallow skin.
www.angelfire.com /mi3/cookarama/sorstills.html   (1317 words)

  
 Severus Snape: Harry Potter Year One (4)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Quirrell might be a spy or servant for the Dark Lord, which made Snape even more suspicious of the loony professor than he already was.
Stuck in a corner was Professor Quirrell, too distracted by keeping track of the three heads on the dog to notice the door having been opened.
Quirrell was somehow in contact with Lord Voldemort, he just knew it.
www.midnightryder.com /wolfiesden/hpyearone4.html   (1191 words)

  
 Mindless Crap Movie Endings - "H" Movies
The Ending - Professor Quirrell is the person trying to get the sorcerer's stone in an effort to allow Voldemort to return to his normal self (Professor Snape was trying to protect Harry Potter all along).
Harry looks into the magical mirror and learns that he has the stone in his pocket (a spell cast by Professor Dumbledore allowed only those who wished to find the stone and not use it to actually locate the sorcerer's stone).
Harry defeats Quirrell when Quirrell turns to ash after coming in contact with Potter's skin.
www.mindlesscrap.com /spoils/movie-h.htm   (593 words)

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