Why do Harry's hands burn Quirrell?

He is greatly depleted by the physical strain of fighting the far stronger, evil soul inside him. Quirrell's body manifests burns and blisters during his fight with Harry due to the protective power Harry's mother left in his skin when she died for him.
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How did 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 Quirrell burn when he touched Harry?

Voldemort used Legilimency on Harry and discovered the Stone in Harry's pocket. He then ordered Quirrell to seize the Stone. When Quirrell touched Harry, his skin burned and blistered because of the sacrifice Harry's mother made.
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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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Why can't Quirrell touch Harry's neck?

Later when Dumbledore explains what happened this is again clear: Quirrell, full of hatred, greed, and ambition, sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason. It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good."
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Why Didn't Quirrell Lose His Arm When He Shook Harry's Hand - Harry Potter Explained



Why did Neville get detention in the first book?

3 Who Is In Detention

However, in the books, Ron isn't present. He's in the Hospital Wing after Norbert bites him and gives him a rather horrible infection. Instead, it's Neville who goes along, having been caught trying to stop the others from sneaking out after dark.
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Is Norbert the dragon in Goblet of Fire?

While Norbert is never seen again, other dragons will appear in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. And though Norbert may seem (to Hagrid) a cute, cuddly hatchling, the fully-grown, flame-spewing dragons seen in the later books are fierce and deadly creatures.
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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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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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Why can Voldemort touch Harry?

In the graveyard in the Goblet of Fire, Voldemort was able to freely touch Harry without harm once he possessed Harry's blood (which contained Lily's sacrificial protection).
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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 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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Why did Quirrell give Hagrid the dragon egg?

In the Sorcerer's Stone, Voldemort, acting through Quirrell, gets Hagrid drunk and "loses" a dragon's egg to him in order to find out how to get past Fluffy. That seems like incredible overkill. Surely Voldemort can teach Quirrell a sleeping spell, or just have Quirrell kill the dog outright.
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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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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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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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Can Dumbledore see through the cloak of invisibility?

In Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore uses Homenum Revelio to see Harry and Ron under the Invisibility Cloak in Hagrid's hut: 'However,' said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly, so that none of them could miss a word, 'you will find that I will only truly have left this school when none here are loyal to me.
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Why is Defense Against the Dark Arts curse?

The curse on the Defense Against the Darks Arts teaching post at Hogwarts was cast by Voldemort after Dumbledore rejected his offer to teach the subject. Voldemort, in what must have been a fit of pique, basically decided that if he couldn't have the job, no one else would be able to hold it for more than a year.
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Was the Sorcerer's Stone a Horcrux?

By turning the Philosopher's Stone into a Horcrux he would both rejuvenate his own body and have the sole means of immortality to himself. Remember, Voldemort wanted a total of seven Soul fragments around, meaning he needed six Horcruxes... and he hadn't created his last Horcrux until 1994 when he murdered Frank Bryce.
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How did Voldemort get his small 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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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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Who was the first student sorted into Gryffindor?

"Abbott, Hannah!" The first Gryffindor, however, is Lavender (emphasis mine): "Brocklehurst, Mandy" went to Ravenclaw too, but "Brown, Lavender" became the first new Gryffindor, and the table on the far left exploded with cheers; Harry could see Ron's twin brothers catcalling.
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What's the strongest dragon in Harry Potter?

These are the ten strongest Harry Potter dragons!
  • Common Welsh Green Dragon.
  • Hebridean Black Dragon.
  • Antipodean Opaleye Dragon.
  • Romanian Longhorn Dragon.
  • Swedish Short-Snout Dragon.
  • Peruvian Vipertooth Dragon.
  • Chinese Fireball Dragon.
  • Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon.
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Who gave Hagrid aragog?

Hagrid got Aragog from Newt Scamander!!! Aragog, the Acromantula, explains how he came to be with Hagrid in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: "I came to Hagrid from a distant land, in the pockets of a traveler."
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