Secrets and Boggarts

[Katie Bell]

No: HPFGUIDX 1134

This was inspired by Peg's wonderful discussion of
secrets, which made me lie awake for hours, thinking.

The boggart and the Mirror of Erised are opposites,
yes, and there's something that came to my mind; the
Mirror reveals things only to you, and you can choose
who to tell. (Harry tells Ron what he sees; Dumbledore
doesn't tell, IMO, the truth.)  But the Boggart is
different. Anyone who's there can see what you fear
the most, even if you might not want them to. I don't
think Remus really would want the students to realize
that his greatest fear was the full moon, after all.

Is there something in this?  Is it that fears are
something that we should face and conquer, and others
can help us with that, while our deepest desires are
often quite personal?  I know very well that I would
never tell anyone except perhaps a close friend what I
would see in the Mirror, not because it's shameful, as
someone suggested, but because it's personal. 

Or might it be that the Mirror is 'good' magic and so
won't reveal others' secrets, and Boggarts are 'evil'
creatures?  That sort of ties in with what Peg said. 
Any thoughts on that?

And one unrelated note: Thinking about LOTR.  Does it
seem to anyone else that there could be a similarity
between Wormtail, our old pal, and Wormtongue,
Theoden's corrupt advisor, who joined Sauruman?  If
so, might this indicate that perhaps Harry won't kill
Voldie... but Peter just might stab his master in the
back.  Or am I reaching *way* too far?

Katie Bell

__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere!
http://mail.yahoo.com/