It seems that he had some kind of friendship with Mr Quirrell - the Quirrell that has been lurking about the grounds - and was attempting to prevent Quirrell from assassinating young Mr Marvolo! Marvolo followed him out to the Forbidden Forest after the Quidditch match and caught him trying to talk Quirrell down. It was evidently Quirrell who has been causing problems with Quidditch; this explains why Macnair wanted to referee the Quidditch match, of course. He wanted to be able to save Marvolo without anyone realizing that it was his friend's clumsy attempt on the boy's life!
In any case, I had always thought Macnair to be quite the loyal lapdog. It is, to some extent, encouraging that he values something more highly than the Lord Protector's approval; yet I cannot help but be disturbed at missing such an enormously important situation. They were meeting right under my nose, Molly!
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Re: Order Only
Date: 2009-01-22 12:58 am (UTC)In any case, I had always thought Macnair to be quite the loyal lapdog. It is, to some extent, encouraging that he values something more highly than the Lord Protector's approval; yet I cannot help but be disturbed at missing such an enormously important situation. They were meeting right under my nose, Molly!