Mirror of Erised (was: About the gleam of triumph...)

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 58851

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
> > Brief Chronicles wrote:> 
> 
> Here's my problem with that part of the plot:
> If the mirror provides the stone only to the person who most wants 
to find it 
> without using it, and Harry is one of the only people who can do 
that -- 
> certainly neither LV nor Quirrel would fall into that category -- 
then doesn't it 
> follow that the stone would have ultimately been safer, had Harry 
*not* gone 
> down to rescue it? 


Me (Valky):
I have pondered this exact subject myself. What I am thinking is you 
are absolutely correct. The stone was safe in the mirror. 
However, if you have ever lost something that you wanted to use, you 
may relate. After some time trying to obtain it for using you begin 
to tire and become frustrated. At some point in this haze you can 
start to lose your focus for your original intention. When that 
happens you may either walk away or begin to only care if you 
accomplish the goal that frustrates you, ie finding the lost device. 

Hence I put the argument that DD knew the stone being hidden from 
those who wanted to use it may eventually fail. The fact that it 
would be revealed to those who wanted to find it but not use it was a 
brilliant contingency rather than a foolproof protection. 

THis is because the one who simply wanted to find it would obtain it 
in a shorter time than someone who wanted to use it, should that 
second party get to the psychological point where they might actually 
get the stone. 

In summary, I think that Harry and the other protections were always 
relevant to the protection of the stone. The Mirror of Erised was a 
great protection with added contingency. Not, however, foolproof.

OOP is released right after my last exam! I am so happy!!!!