The Mirror and the Heart

[iris_ft]

No: HPFGUIDX 105320

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman" 
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> 
> SSSusan:
> Just to make sure I understanding you...which is which??  The one 
> which has everything you want on the other side is the veil?  the 
one 
> which has nothing is the mirror?  Or vice versa?  I'm asking 
because 
> I'm not sure if you mean literally ON THE OTHER SIDE of the mirror 
or 
> IN THE REFLECTION of the mirror....
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

Hi SSSusan,

I mean both.
 Of course, it's only a supposition of mine, but I would be ready to 
bet that Harry will have to pass literally ON THE OTHER SIDE of the 
mirror to find the solution, to defeat Voldemort. I don't know what 
is hidden on the other side. I suppose it could be some kind of no 
man's land between life and death, like in Jean Cocteau's `Orpheus' 
(Do you know this movie? It's beautiful-), or a world `down under'; 
honestly I don't know.

At the same time, he can also face the mirror, pass through it, and 
find what he needs IN THE REFLECTION. `Reflection' means at the same 
time `image' and `meditation'. Meditation is a way of facing 
yourself, of facing your consciousness. The series is an initiatory 
process, a journey through Harry's soul gate. Just like in a 
meditation session. Harry will have to dive into his own heart and 
soul; he will have to face his self representation, to pass through 
it and to face finally who he is *really*, not what he thinks he is. 
And when he comes back from his journey, he will be able to find the 
solution he needs. Voldemort didn't manage to do it, or he didn't 
want to. He can only face his self representation; he's unable to 
face who he is really. In other words, he's unable to pass `through 
the mirror'. He sees just his own reflection, the image he wants to 
give. He's unable to reach the other side.

Literally and metaphorically, it's a two-way journey. Like a journey 
to Hogwarts, or a time travel. It's a pendulum movement we can find 
at many levels in the series. But that's another topic


Amicalement,

Iris