OotP Harry not a prefect & his Inner Voice

[annunathradien]

No: HPFGUIDX 115219


Magda Grantwich wrote:
 
> 1.  He really does want to shine somehow, to be more than just exist
> in the shadow of his brothers (remember his view of the mirror of
> Erised in PS/SS?).  But there's an old saying: be careful what you
> wish for because you may get it.  


This might be slightly random, but in regards to Ron's appearance in 
(PS/SS) Mirror of Erised....  Ron seemed to have what he wanted - his 
deepest heart's desire, yet he was alone in the Mirror.  Initially, 
the vision (or whatever you can call it) seems kind of amusing with 
Ron basically wanting to be the star of the school (who among us 
hadn't wished that at some point in school?).  But he's all alone.  
Perhaps I'm looking too much into it, but I've often pondered the 
potential consequences of the Mirror in a "The Devil and Daniel 
Webster" sense.  You can achieve this *deepest heart's desire*... but 
is the price too high to pay?  

Ron's look in the Mirror?  *Be careful what you wish for*, with 
possibly a side of *It's always lonely at the top*?  

Then again, it's the face value of the Mirror vision against the 
truth of the desire.  Realizing the truth without being clouded at 
it's face value?  Of course, material or truth, the price may *still* 
be too high to pay.

annunathradien