Did Snape know about Quirrell?

Snape's explanation to the Death Eaters
Death Eaters
The Death Eaters are characters featured in the Harry Potter series of novels and films. They are a radical group of wizards and witches, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who seek to purify the wizarding community by eliminating wizards and witches born to non-magical parents.
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was that he knew nothing of Voldemort's involvement, but "saw only greedy and unworthy Quirrell attempting to steal the stone." It was confirmed in Deathly Hallows that Snape had been "keeping an eye" on Quirrell on Dumbledore's orders.
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Did Snape know Quirrell was jinxing the broom?

Voldemort knows Snape was preventing Quirrell from killing Harry and from obtaining the stone. But he believed Snape when he told Snape that he didn't know that Quirrell was acting on Voldemort's orders and had he known he would have assisted Quirrell in the attempts.
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Did Dumbledore know Quirrell was possessed?

TL; DR - Dumbledore knew by Quirrell's behavior that he was possessed by Voldemort. He moves Quirrell to Defense Against the Dark Arts to remove him (and Voldemort) from the school by the end of the year.
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What was Snape telling Quirrell?

He said that he thought Quirrel was trying to steal the stone for himself, and that he had to follow Dumbledore's orders to thwart Quirrel's attempts (since Dumbledore's testimony is the only thing that kept him out of Azkaban).
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Did Snape know about Quirrell reddit?

He only knew Quirrel was trying to steal the stone. Snape explained to Bellatrix that had he known it was Voldemort trying to steal the stone he would have assisted but since he didn't know he had to stop Quirrel or else Dumbledore would get suspicious.
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Why Didn't Voldemort Question Snape's LOYALTY in the Philosopher's Stone? - Harry Potter Explained



What is Snape's most famous line?

From the moment he first burst into the potions classroom and said “there will be no foolish wand-waving or silly incantations” Snape was cemented as an iconic character. These are the most famous and iconic lines by Snape, that people love to re-use in memes or just among friends.
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Why did Snape not tell Dumbledore about Quirrell?

Snape did not need to tell Dumbledore about Quirell because he already knew. It was Dumbledore who told Snape to keep an eye on Quirell because the former already had his suspicions. Snape was not able to accumulate solid proof but otherwise Dumbledore was well in the loop.
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How did Voldemort end up on Quirrell's head?

While Quirrell did not lose his soul, he became completely subjugated by Voldemort, who caused a frightful mutation of Quirrell's body: now Voldemort looked out of the back of Quirrell's head and directed his movements, even forcing him to attempt murder.
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What was Snape muttering during Quidditch?

Harry had a close call during his first Quidditch match when his Nimbus Two Thousand started a strange impromptu dance trying to knock him off. Meanwhile, Hermione noticed Professor Snape muttering with his eyes fixed on Gryffindor's Seeker and, being Hermione, put two and two together.
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Who was Snape loyal to?

However, near the climax of the book, Snape leaves Harry his dying thoughts (to be viewed in the Pensieve) and ultimately reveals to Harry that he had been loyal to Albus Dumbledore throughout the series.
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Was Quirrell evil or just possessed?

Quirrell, curiously, is apparently the only evil character that utters the name "Voldemort", though he does it ("at least", so to say) with the respectful "Lord" before it.
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Why did Quirrell disintegrate when Harry touched him?

At the time Harry touched him, Quirrell was sharing a body with Voldemort. Since the magical blood protection Harry had prevented Voldemort from touching him, Quirrell would suffer pain. He would ultimately be destroyed from touching Harry.
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What did the Weasley twins do to Professor Quirrell?

At Christmas, Fred and George elect to stay at Hogwarts, along with Ron and Percy. It is mentioned that they bewitch some snowballs to fly around and repeatedly hit Professor Quirrell in the back of his turban.
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Why did Snape have a cut on his leg in the first movie?

In the first movie the the scene of the troll you can see that snape has a bleeding leg, why? Snape was bitten by Fluffy the three headed dog. When Troll was released, he went to make sure that no one was after the stone as everyone was distracted by the troll.
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Is Professor Quirrell A Death Eater?

It should be noted that despite his fear of Voldemort and that he was not a Death Eater, Quirrell was one of Voldemort's only followers who referred to him by name, the others being Barty Crouch Jr. and Peter Pettigrew.
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Was Snape trying to make Harry fall off his broom?

When Quirrell was trying to make Harry Potter fall off his broom in The Philosophers Stone, Snape tried to use a counter-curse to stop Quirrell. Hermione and Ron thought at the time that it was Snape trying to curse Harry.
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What was Snape's last word?

12. Snape's Last Words. In the [Deathly Hallows] book, Snape's dying words to Harry were "Look at me". Right then we did not realize the significance of his words but in the very next chapter when Harry goes through Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he comes to know how much Snape loved Lily.
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What is Snape's secret?

To readers and fans of the films, Snape's backstory—that he was protecting Harry from Voldemort out of his never-ending love for Harry's mother, Lily—was not known until the seventh book and eighth movie.
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Why did Quirrell drink unicorn blood?

Voldemort's desire to beat death and become immortal was also why he and Quirrell ended up slaying innocent unicorns. Drinking the blood of a unicorn would keep someone alive – even if they were an inch from death. However, it is considered an act of evil to kill something so pure.
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How did Voldemort survive when Quirrell died?

In 1981 when Lord Voldemort went to Godric's Hollow seeking out the infant Harry Potter, he met his demise. He remained alive because of his Horcruxes, but existed in a spectral form as his soul had been driven from his body. In this form, he went into hiding in Albania.
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Is Professor Quirrell A horcrux?

Horcrux: Quirinus Quirrell

This Hogwarts professor literally became a Horcrux when Voldemort decided to share his body. Quirrell was unable to resist Voldemort's will and was forced to do his evil deeds. Quirrell began to prey on unicorns in the Forbidden Forest to give Voldemort strength.
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What was Snape's secret message to Harry?

He said, "According to Victorian flower language, asphodel is a type of lily meaning 'my regrets follow you to the grave' and wormwood means 'absence' and also typically symbolizes bitter sorrow." If you combined that, Snape's words mean "I bitterly regret Lily's death."
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Did Voldemort respect Snape?

He doesn't trust Snape as Dumbledore does, but he believes that he can detect any disloyalty. Moreover, Voldemort regards Snape as highly intelligent and therefore ' as a true Slytherin ' a person whose top priority is to take care of himself. To his twisted mind, selfless equals stupid.
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Why was Professor Quirrell not a Horcrux?

Why was Professor Quirrell not a Horcrux? Quirrell tried to put up feeble resistance on occasion, but Voldemort was far too strong for him. Quirrell is, in effect, turned into a temporary Horcrux by Voldemort. He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him.
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