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* What was the black thread in Chp 28 that nearly killed Harry?
* What was the black thread in Chp 28 that nearly killed Harry?
** They answered that in the story; they said they were transfiguring [[wikipedia:Carbon nanotube|carbon nanotubes]] and they didn't even know whether or not it was dangerous. The point was that they were experimenting without expert supervision and they had no idea what, if any, risks were present.
** They answered that in the story; they said they were transfiguring [[wikipedia:Carbon nanotube|carbon nanotubes]] and they didn't even know whether or not it was dangerous. The point was that they were experimenting without expert supervision and they had no idea what, if any, risks were present.
*** Really the dangerous part was that tons of weight was hanging off that little rope of transfigured carbon nanotubes and when they changed back to thread it was definitely going to snap and lots of really heavy weights falling is always kind of dangerous, even if it's just a few feet of the ground.
*** Really the dangerous part was that tons of weight was hanging off that little rope of transfigured carbon nanotubes and when they changed back to thread it was definitely going to snap and lots of really heavy weights falling is always kind of dangerous, even if it's just a few feet off the ground.
* I don't really see why everyone thinks Quirrel is/is possessed by Voldemort. The entire time I just figured that the canon character was a sufficiently blank slate that, once the whole "Voldemort's servant" thing and the associated nervousness was taken away, could be repurposed to use as [[The Mentor]] and given enough character traits to add another dynamic to the story. And influence Harry, of course. Quirrel may be Dark, but he doesn't seem to have much relation to Voldemort if you ask this troper.
* I don't really see why everyone thinks Quirrell is/is possessed by Voldemort. The entire time I just figured that the canon character was a sufficiently blank slate that, once the whole "Voldemort's servant" thing and the associated nervousness was taken away, could be repurposed to use as [[The Mentor]] and given enough character traits to add another dynamic to the story. And influence Harry, of course. Quirrell may be Dark, but he doesn't seem to have much relation to Voldemort if you ask this troper.
** {{spoiler|The author bragged about his Voldemort using the Pioneer Plaque as a Horcrux in the Author's Notes on [[Fan Fiction]].net.}} Those notes have since be replaced by notes for the fifty-some-odd chapters since that time.
** {{spoiler|The author bragged about his Voldemort using the Pioneer Plaque as a Horcrux in the Author's Notes on [[Fan Fiction]].net.}} Those notes have since be replaced by notes for the fifty-some-odd chapters since that time.
*** Perhaps those author's notes {{spoiler|didn't mean Voldemort literally, but simply meant that Quirrel was the primary powerful dark character with antagonistic schemes.}} (though I had no opportunity to read those notes myself)
*** Perhaps those author's notes {{spoiler|didn't mean Voldemort literally, but simply meant that Quirrel was the primary powerful dark character with antagonistic schemes.}} (though I had no opportunity to read those notes myself)
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