[HPforGrownups] The Mirror of Erised...

[jessenigma at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 12540

In a message dated 2/17/2001 9:03:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
harry_potter00 at yahoo.com writes:

> In other words I'd say that the mirror isn't actually showing what 
>  one wants the most but erm...am I making ANY sense.

So you are saying that the mirror shows an example of what you want the most? 
It seems that Harry and Ron want very intangible things, but the images shown 
are ways that their dreams could become reality. Or something like that. That 
makes perfect sense. :)

> Now the other part of this question is what would YOU see? 

One of the biggest fears in my life is that I will never be successful and, 
thus, never be remembered by anyone. I want people to recognize me, to know 
me, to remember me when I'm gone. I think having people remember me is a 
tremendous compliment, because I feel more or less like another person in the 
crowd--not what I want. I'm not really sure how you would represent this in 
an image. I don't want to be a celebrity (such a fleeting thing), but a 
person who truly leaves a lasting mark on another person....I guess almost 
like Dumbledore has on Harry. Deep and genuine respect. How on Earth could 
you put this into one image? Oh, well. I suppose I'll have to think about 
that a bit more.

jessica


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