James & Lily in the Mirror of Erised

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--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., Joanne0012 at a... wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "Kristin" <Alyeskakc at a...> wrote:
> > maybe what he sees in the Mirror is what he imagines his parents 
> > to look like if they were still alive. This could explain the age 
> > difference, they would be in their 30's then. Just a thought.  
> 
> But when he saw himself with the stone, he saw the actual stone
> without knowing what it looked like.  So I think the mirror must
> know what things look like and show the real things.

A more direct argument would be the fact that the James and Lily who 
appear in the photo album are identical to the James and Lily shown 
in the Mirror, so they're appearance is clearly not supposed to be 
just a manifestation of Harry's wishful thinking.

Sadly, for anyone that chooses to accept the movie as partial canon, 
this fact puts some holes in the theory that several people have 
espoused on the main list that Harry may see his family as he desires 
them, not as they are.  Given acceptance of this movie evidence, the 
theory will now have to be altered to something hopelessly obtuse and 
far-fetched, like:

Harry saw his parents as they really were, because he wished to see 
them as they really are, but in the event of all those other people 
in the mirror, he (for unknown reasons) treated them separately and 
wanted them all to look a particular way, denying them their real 
appearances.

-OR-

Harry saw his parents as they really were, because he has vague, 
basically inaccessible (but still present) memories of seeing them as 
an infant, but without this guide all the other members of his family 
are imaginary constructions looking as he wanted them to.

-OR-

When in doubt, "Magic!"

:-D

-Luke