Daniel Radcliffe Has Magical Answer For Silly 'Harry Potter' Question

Considering the frequency with which Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling pops up online to answer mysteries, you might think at this point theres no (sorcerers) stone unturned.

Rowling has handled burning questions about Hogwarts tuition (its free), Ron Weasley as a time-traveling Albus Dumbledore (nope ) and whether Draco Malfoy is a werewolf (also no).

But now, even after nearly two decades since the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was released, and more time than that since the first book was published, theres still one question thats keeping us up at night or it did until we recently got some insight from the Boy Who Lived (Daniel Radcliffe ) himself.

How did Quirrell sleep with Voldemort on the back of his head?

For those who need a refresher, Quirinus Quirrell was the nervous, purple turban-wearing Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher during Harry Potters first year at Hogwarts. He also secretly had Lord Voldemorts face living on the back of his head.

With that said, How does Quirrell sleep at night? isnt a philosophical inquiry, as in how does he live with himself. Its a physical one: Literally, how does Quirrell sleep at night?

Was it on his side? Was he sleeping on his front? Wouldnt that suffocate the dude on the back of his head, aka He Who Must Not Be Smothered By A Pillow?

The question has come up again and again . Thus far, the best answer is from the Harry Potter parody, A Very Potter Musical , which shows Quirrell and Voldemorts somewhat unorthodox bedtime routine.

But with official sleeping arrangements still up in the air, we went to Radcliffe himself to get his thoughts.

Cause Voldemort was on the other side of his head so like tf pic.twitter.com/QhhZVXHla2

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Cause Voldemort was on the other side of his head so like tf pic.twitter.com/QhhZVXHla2
Brenduhh (@BrenditaRules) January 28, 2019

The actors new movie, Escape from Pretoria , reunites him with Ian Hart, who played Professor Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. During an interview with HuffPost, we asked Radcliffe, How do you think Quirrell slept at night with Voldemort on the back of his head?

Whats that? How did he sleep at night? Radcliffe asked, confused.

We clarified: Yeah, do you think he was on his side? How do you think he slept at night?

Radcliffe, who clearly hasnt been obsessing over this question for years, said, Thats out of nowhere, before putting on his sorting hat thinking cap and giving a surprisingly in-depth response.

I would say that the only practical thing to do there would be to sleep on your side, unless Voldemort doesnt need air, which Im not sure, Radcliffe said. As long as theres breath coming into the body, hes probably asleep on his front because it would still circulate around the whole thing.

Im guessing back-of-the-head Voldemort could survive off front-of-the-head Ian Harts air supply, he added.

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If Voldemort can survive off of Quirrells air supply, and considering the Dark Lord was hidden under a turban all day, perhaps it wouldnt matter that much if Quirrell smashed his face into a pillow. As Radcliffe put it, air would still circulate around the whole thing, so theres no side-sleeping required.

And now, we can finally Slytherin to bed in peace.