Two-way Mirror and other frustrations! (OotP Spoilers!)

[Tara Blackman]

No: HPFGUIDX 63042

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> > Ok, was anyone else extremely frustrated that Harry didn't 
remember 
> > the package that Sirius had given him so that they could 
> > communicate?  I was practically yelling at the book when he broke 
> > into Umbridge's office I was so upset.  I mean, they had 
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> > discussed that it was gonna be difficult for them to get messages 
> > back and forth, and Sirius had openly told him "Here is a way for 
> us 
> > to communicate."  ARGH!  I was so frustrated.
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"shelaghcol" <ShelaghC at a...> wrote:

> I may be in the minority here, but hasn't anyone else realized that 
> *Sirius* never asked Harry why he didn't use the mirror? The two of 
> them were having a nice clandestine chat via fireplace in 
Umbridge's 
> office with the twins providing a distraction and the subject never 
> came up once.
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> While Harry *should* have remembered the mirror, he can be somewhat 
> forgiven since he was concerned for Sirius' safety should he do 
> something rash and, therefore, had put the communications present 
out 
> of his mind intentionally. <snip> 

<snip> Frankly, I'm of the opinion that the mirror was something JKR 
added 
> in later on then forgot to account for in Harry and Sirius' 
fireplace 
> talk.
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me:
Firstly, I don't think that JKR puts stuff into the books arbitrarily 
and then forgets them. When Sirius gave him the package and didn't 
want Molly to know about it, Harry assumed that it meant that it 
would be something that could lead someone to him. It's my wish that 
he had actually opened the package to see what it was. Also, Harry 
did leave pretty suddenly from the fireplace, so that there wasn't a 
chance for it. I think it's one of those things that makes his death 
even more preventable- but maybe that's the point. 

"Tara"