DD an animagus?

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 90523

Sarah wrote:
When Harry enters the Mirror of Erised room, there is an upturned 
wastepaper basket on the floor.  It seems an odd detail to include 
for "atmosphere," and I've often wondered if something could be 
underneath the basket.

Berit replies:

A good observation! I hadn't thought of that. I haven't got the book 
with me, and I don't recall whether the up-turned waste basket was 
present the first, second or third time Harry came around (the first 
time he was -seemingly- alone, the second time he was with Ron and 
the third time DD made his presence known; correct?). If Harry 
noticed the wastebasket the first or second time, I don't think 
anyone was hiding underneath it. I think someone was sitting on it:  
An invisible Dumbledore :-). That would be the logical thing to do,; 
wouldn't it: If there were no chairs around, make one by turning the 
wastebasket upside down to make a seat. Of course, DD could have 
conjured up a nice squashy armchair to sit in; but an armchair would 
have looked just as out of place in that room as the mirror of Erised 
did (unless he made it invisible too :-). By the way; the third time 
around Dumbledore revealed himself sitting on top of one of the desks 
that were stored along the wall as far as I recall. Still not 
conjuring up a decent armchair, is he :-)

Berit
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