Mirror and Obstacles (why Harry...stone?)

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 47537

Scheherazade (gracious that is a mouthful) wrote:

>I have a completely different original reading of this.  I thought
>that Dumbledore left the mirror for Harry to find because he wanted
>him to see his family in it.  Dumbledore knew that having a family
>was Harry's deepest desire, and he wanted to be able to tell Harry
>that he shouldn't waste away wishing for his family, like the men in
>front of the Mirror of Erised, and should, instead, move on with his
>new life with his friends.  I have such a sappy theory...

Hey, sappy can be good.  It is a kind thing for Dumbledore to do
teaching Harry to not dwell on what can never be changed.  I have two
problems with it though.

Why the mirror and would that be an unneccesary stone security risk?

1.  Why show Harry at that time?  The mirror was *supposed* to be
hiding the stone and really it might of been at that time.  So,
Dumbledore magiced, because I assume he would not carry it, up to the
third floor just to let Harry see his parents?  He could of gotten
pictures together like Hagrid did and let the boy have a picture book.
 Dumbledore could then of hid in Harry's dorm and popped out to teach
the same lesson when Harry spend hours looking at the pictures.  It
would of been less risk too.  Bring the mirror out of the maze was
jeopardizing the stone if it was in there.  Actually if it was not,
the stone would not of been as safe as it was in the mirror, so I
guess the stone was in jeopardy anyway.

Ok so I managed to put my two points into that one.  Oh well.  I just
don't buy the idea that Dumbledore thought 'hey this mirror that I am
using to hid a very valuable magic item could help with showing young
Harry how to no be wrapped up in impossible dreams.  Let me borrow it
for a moment.'  He had other reasons behind that little lesson.


Scheherazade wrote about obstacles:
>All of these things are qualities that can be expected in a
>Deatheater.  They are certainly all things that Voldemort himself
>possesses, or he would not have gotten as powerful as he did.

You think so?  True someone could have *all* those qualities, but it
is highly unlikely.  Generally people specialize in a certain area.  I
know I would of been stopped at the chess board.  I'm a defensive
person not offensive.  Most would not be fast enough to get the key.
Then there is the logic which few people have let alone wizards have.
 So, I think the obstacles were actually a fair unknown defense.  Just
that when one learns what they are, they can practice for them.  We
know Quirrell was a part of the set up phase, so he could of practiced
how to get past each phase.


Melody