Admitting this makes me feel like a chicken, but… the ending of the first Happy Potter movie has haunted me for years. The particularly scary scene takes place in a chamber, while Harry and his professor stand inside a circle of flames. Professor Quirrell unveils that he is actually He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named by unwinding his head wrap and revealing the face of Harry’s assailant on the other side of his head. Every time, this makes me reach for the nearest object at hand to cover my eyes.

I had never thought of this before, but by Homer’s definition, Professor Quirrell/He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is a monster. I had always categorized him as an evil sorcerer… so in this case, does evil sorcerer = monster?! Professor Quirrell/He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is psychologically threatening to his pupils while he is a professor at Hogwarts, and is most definitely threatening while he is exposed as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named in more than one way—in fact, he is threatening in all ways. Moving down Homer’s list of criteria; the evil wizard is impure. However, is he/they an example of fusion of fission?  They are two entities—one of a professor and one of a dark wizard—living on one body simultaneously. Since Professor Quirrell such is a devoted follower of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, he does not make decisions based his own needs, but of the dark force he is serving. This complete indoctrination of one’s soul almost morphs the professor with the Dark Lord, aside from the actual linkage of their bodies. This sure sounds like fusion. But, they are not technically morphed into one identity since they both have a face on either side of the head and have their own train of thought. They could even have a conversation. This very well may be fission.

A question still remains: is He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named still a monster when he takes his own form?