OOP: what was the point of...

[Sayaka]

No: HPFGUIDX 61908

This is a spoiler.




Was anyone else anguished each time Harry didn't think of what Sirius 
had given him after last seeing him last at Grimmauld place? It was 
stated clearly that this object would prove to be a form of 
communication between the two. And seeing how the owls and fires were 
being patrolled at Hogwarts, and Scumbridge's fire being dangerous to 
get to, I remember several times when I was thinking, "Use what 
Sirius gave you, what are you thinking!" And at the end, it proves to 
be something that would have been very useful indeed. Those mirrors 
would have been terribly useful to Harry, as the security of the 
school was getting out of hand and becoming nearly impossible for 
Harry to have contact with his godfather, not to mention it would 
have been way more reliable than the fire, because he would always 
have been able to talk to Sirius in person, and not just whoever 
happened to be in the Grimmauld place basement. Those mirrors could 
have saved pretty much everything. Why would they have even be put 
them in the story, if they weren't going to be used? They better 
serve a bigger purpose in one of the future books, because so far 
they just take up words and space in book 5, and I don't like waste 
like that. Maybe (hopefully) there WILL be a way to connect Harry 
with Sirius again, using those mirrors somehow? (Although I know he 
tried at the end, but it didn't work...)
    Some other thoughts... I can't believe how vicious Umbridge's 
detentions were! Just the thought of those awful etchings on MY hand 
gives me the shivers each time I think of it! I will probably have 
nightmares about it. I thought it was very bold of Harry to go 
through with it without wincing and without telling anyone (DD) about 
it, I definitely wouldn't have had the same guts. I almost wanted to 
throw up when it described the blood pouring down Harry's wrist, and 
he still kept going...
    Speaking of favorite lines, this isn't a direct quote, because 
currently one of my sisters is devouring the book, but don't you just 
love the scene where Petunia explains Dementors and Azkaban? Can't 
you just see Uncle Vernon's face (What a magnificent color it must 
have been!)

Sayaka

P.S. I wonder why Luna seems to like Ron so much? He doesn't really 
seem her type.