Foe Glass [was: Antichrist...]

[aja_1991]

No: HPFGUIDX 46379

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Sasha HP <voldemort at t...> wrote:
>   Greetings!
> 
> > Melody wrote:
> 
> M> Also, the Foe-Glass comes to mind. I firmly believe
> M> magical objects do not lie (maybe that is what I *want*
> M> to believe, but I see no reason for them to lie). So
> M> since Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall were in the
> M> glass, and the glass belonged to Crouch Jr whose they saw
> M> as evil for taking Harry away from safety, I would say it
> M> is very clear that Dumbledore is not on evil's side.
> M> Maybe that is a large jump and great assumption on my
> M> part, but to me it is very clear.
> 
>   That's where an idea had struck me. Yes, let's believe
> that magical objects do not lie (though they may be wrong,
> like the Tri-Wiz-Cup). So what one sees in the Foe Glass are
> his enemies lurking around.
> 
>   What everyone seems to have missed, is that Dumbledore,
> Snape and McGonagall are what *Harry* sees in the Foe Glass,
> not what Barty does.
> 
>   Now THAT is something to think about... ;)

Okay, thinking.... :-)

Perhaps the foe glass is not like, say, the Mirror of Erised, which 
automatically "retunes" itself for each observer.  Instead, it may 
be like a radio, which is permanently locked on one "station" until 
retuned.  In other words, Barty Crouch Jr. "tuned" the foe glass for 
himself.  Harry was seeing the foes of Crouch, and so was Snape when 
he looked at it.  If it automatically "retuned," Harry would 
certainly see Moody!Crouch instead of, or in addition too, 
Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall.

aja_1991