[HPforGrownups] Potters in the Mirror of Erised

[Kathryn Wolber]

No: HPFGUIDX 52290


 
 "btk6y <btk6y at virginia.edu>" <btk6y at virginia.edu> wrote:
A thought while I was re-reading SS:

When Harry is looking into the Mirror of Erised for the first time in 
SS, he notices that his mom has the same eyes as him, and his dad 
with the same hair.  Then he looks around and sees others with 
similar features, but also sees other people with the same eyes as 
him.  Now Harry obviously got his eyes from his mom- the question is 
who are the other people that he sees in the Mirror with his green 
eyes?  Is the mirror showing Muggles from Lily's side of the family?  
Interestingly, it says in the book that all of "the Potters" where 
waving at him and he was waving back- didn't mention "the Evans" 
(which would probably not flow well anyway in a literary sense).  
Does this lend credence to thoughts that Petunia is actually a 
squib?  Any thoughts, especially if this has been discussed before?

Bobby

This has been discussed before, and I think it was decided that the mirror is making up these people.  The Mirror of Erised says: "I show not your face but your hearts desire."  Harry wants a family, he desires a family.  He knows what his parents look like, and then everyone else is just made up so show him the family he wishes for.

 

~Kathryn



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