[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: The mirror of Erised

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No: HPFGUIDX 59460

In a message dated 6/6/2003 2:28:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, Serena writes:

> Well, maybe.   But also, the mirror shows us what we desire.   And 
> since they are things we desire, they may also be things we can 
> pursue.  That's why Harry succumbs to mirror while Ron does not.  
> What Ron desires (head boy, captain of the Qudditch team, etc) it is 
> possible for him to go out and achieve (through hard work and 
> dedication.  On the other hand, what Harry sees--being with his 
> parents--is impossible for Harry.  No matter what he does, he can 
> never bring them back.
> 
> So, the mirror may predict the future in a sense but it would really 
> be only a self fufilling prophecy.

I think this must be it. Dumbledore says that people have wasted away in 
front of the mirror. Perhaps those were the people who saw the impossible things 
in front of them. They knew they couldn't go out to achieve those dreams, so 
they sat in front of the mirror, wishing, until their lives were through. Harry 
was in danger of that. 

But Ron's vision is actually something he could achieve if he tried hard 
enough. It would be nice to see that scene come to life in the series for Ron.  :)

Brief Chronicles


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