Hagrid grinned at Harry.
‘Told yeh, didn’t I? Told yeh you was famous. Even Professor Quirrell was tremblin’ ter meet yeh – mind you, he’s usually tremblin’.’
‘Is he always that nervous?’
‘Oh, yeah. Poor bloke. Brilliant mind. He was fine while he was studyin’ outta books but then he took a year off ter get some firsthand experience ... They say he met vampires in the Black Forest and there was a nasty bit o’ trouble with a hag – never been the same since. Scared of the students, scared of his own subject – now, where’s me umbrella?’
Vampires? Hags? Harry’s head was swimming.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chapter Five, Diagon Alley
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Today is the birthday of Professor Quirinus Quirrell! The trembling teacher travelled all around the world on his ‘Grand Tour’ before returning to Hogwarts, seeking a dangerous discovery.
If you could travel anywhere what would you seek to find in the wizarding world? Answer on Professor Quirrell’s page on Pottermore.com.
‘Told yeh, didn’t I? Told yeh you was famous. Even Professor Quirrell was tremblin’ ter meet yeh – mind you, he’s usually tremblin’.’
‘Is he always that nervous?’
‘Oh, yeah. Poor bloke. Brilliant mind. He was fine while he was studyin’ outta books but then he took a year off ter get some firsthand experience ... They say he met vampires in the Black Forest and there was a nasty bit o’ trouble with a hag – never been the same since. Scared of the students, scared of his own subject – now, where’s me umbrella?’
Vampires? Hags? Harry’s head was swimming.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Chapter Five, Diagon Alley
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Today is the birthday of Professor Quirinus Quirrell! The trembling teacher travelled all around the world on his ‘Grand Tour’ before returning to Hogwarts, seeking a dangerous discovery.
If you could travel anywhere what would you seek to find in the wizarding world? Answer on Professor Quirrell’s page on Pottermore.com.