Why did Harry's hands burn Quirrell?

That worked because when Lily was killed, she had tried to protect Harry and therefore gave him the most powerful weapon against Voldemort; Love. Love is the one thing that Voldemort is unable to handle and therefore when Quirrell was touched by Harry he burnt him with love.
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Why does Harry Potter's hands burn Quirrell?

In the film, Quirrell and Harry combated for possession of the stone. Quirrell is defeated by Harry upon physical touch, which burns him and allows Harry to break the chokehold.
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Why did Professor Quirrell not shake Harry's hand?

In the books it says that Quirrell shakes Harry's hand, and this doesn't effect him because he isn't yet possessed by Voldemort. In the movie however, he has his turban on and we can only assume that he is possessed by that point.
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How did Quirrell touch Harry?

He has Voldemort in his body at the beginning of the first book and he shakes his hand in the Leaky Cauldron. Then later when Harry protects the stone it literally kills him to touch Harry.
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Why couldnt Voldemort touch Harry?

When Harry's mom sacrificed herself to protect him, she created a defensive barrier for Harry with her love. Voldemort cannot touch Harry directly because of this magic. He cannot harm Harry at the Dursleys because Lily's blood (Petunia being her sister) gives him protection there.
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How did Harry survive Avada Kedavra in the forest?

Voldemort intentionally made six Horcruxes, but when he used Avada Kedavra on Harry, he unintentionally created a seventh Horcrux. Instead of dying, Lily's love for Harry created a counter 'curse' known as Sacrificial Protection and saved Harry.
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How did Voldemort get his baby body?

His Child-Form When Resurrected

Pettigrew mixed up a potion for Voldemort using unicorn blood and the venom of Nagini. With this potion, they were able to create a new body for Lord Voldemort to finally return to.
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Why didn't Harry's scar hurt when he met Quirrell?

Maybe Voldemort was literally just resting, and Harry's scar didn't hurt because Voldemort was exerting as little magic/energy as possible most of the time while in Quirrell's body.
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How did Voldemort attach himself to Quirrell?

Hagrid had removed it from the vault earlier that day. Voldemort was able to attach himself to Quirrell when he failed to wash his hands after using a public lavatory.
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Is Professor Quirrell a Horcrux?

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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Was Quirrell weak?

Throughout the year, Quirrell's body weakened drastically from hosting his master's soul, and in order to keep himself and Voldemort alive, Quirrell began to prey on unicorns in the Forbidden Forest and drink their blood.
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Did Dumbledore know Quirrell was Voldemort?

Dumbledore knew that Quirrell was possessed by Voldemort and purposely set things up for him to reach the Philosopher's Stone. So we know that Dumbledore figured that Lord Voldemort would come back someday. Dumbledore also knew that the Defense Against the Dark Arts teaching post was cursed.
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Was Quirrell a Death Eater?

Quirinus Quirrell was loyal to Voldemort, but he was not officially made a Death Eater as the organisation was inactive during Voldemort's years of disembodiment.
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Where did Voldemort go after Quirrell died?

Professor Quirrell went to find Voldemort's remains in Albania. Warner Bros. Most fans probably remember that the bodiless remains of Voldemort hid in an Albanian forest to regain strength after he was defeated by baby Harry in the First Wizarding War.
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How come Voldemort can fly?

Brooms are magical tools just like wands, meaning extremely powerful wizards, like Voldemort, can fly without them. This also means every wizard and witch has the ability to fly without a broom, it's just that most need brooms to channel that power.
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How did Quirrell get past the chess game?

The flying key that Harry, Ron and Hermoine found was identifiable because Quirrel had used it before. In the book it states he was somewhat violent with using it thus, making it difficult to fly.
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Why does Quirrell wear turban?

He wore this turban to conceal the face of Lord Voldemort after the latter possessed him following the break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank in 1991. Quirrell's justification for wearing the turban was that an African prince had bestowed it upon him in gratitude for removing a troublesome zombie.
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How did Voldemort survive without a body?

We all know that little Harry Potter became the first, and so far only, wizard to ever survive a killing curse. We also know that Lord Voldemort unintentionally transformed Harry into one of his Horcruxes. Furthermore, we know that Voldemort survived that night because of the existing Horcruxes he had already created.
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What are the 8 Horcruxes?

This is the definitive ranking of Voldemort's Horcruxes, from least to most effective.
  • Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem. ...
  • Helga Hufflepuff's cup. ...
  • Salazar Slytherin's locket. ...
  • Tom Riddle's diary. ...
  • Harry Potter. ...
  • Marvolo Gaunt's ring. ...
  • Nagini.
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Why does Harry's scar hurt when Umbridge touched him?

It was just a coincidence.

Voldemort is planning the escape of his key lieutenants from Azkhaban and is alternately happy and frustrated. Those strong emotions make Harry's scar tingle. He also feels a similar pain when getting changed after Quidditch in Chapter 18.
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Why did Snape make Harry's scar hurt?

Harry's scar had hurt during Arrival Feast because of Quirrell's connection to Voldemort; Snape was then talking to Quirrell, allowing Voldemort, from the back of Quirrell's head, to sense Harry's presence.
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Why does Snape hurt Harry's scar?

Snape then looks past Quirrell and at Harry, at which point Harry's scar hurts him. I was under the impression that Harry's scar was linked with Voldemort, and hurt him more whenever Voldemort was feeling particularly evil, or particularly close to him.
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What spell killed Bellatrix Lestrange?

She is mine!" Bellatrix then started taunting Mrs Weasley over her son's death, proceeding to laugh at Molly's enraged response that the Death Eater "will never touch our children again!". This provided an opening for Molly to strike Bellatrix with a curse that hit her straight in the heart, killing her.
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Why does Voldemort have no nose?

Originally Answered: Why does Voldemort have no nose? Actually Voldemort does have a nose. It's described as flat with two slits for nostrils. The reason for this is because as he created the horcruxes, he was damaging his soul beyond repair and it affected his appearance.
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Can Death Eaters produce a Patronus?

JKR explained in a web chat that Death Eaters couldn't produce Patronuses because they didn't need them. J.K. Rowling: Yes, because a Patronus is used against things that the Death Eaters generally generate, or fight alongside. They would not need Patronuses.
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