Mirror of Erised

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Tim wrote:

> 
> Now the point is for me that JKR is using the Mirror of Erised to 
> illustrate the dependence some have on external thing (TV, et al.) 
>to remove them from reality into their desires

Mark:

Do you think the HP books could be considered one of these external 
things? The HP books themsleves are like the mirror; everyone sees 
what they want to in them (I think this list proves that) and it's 
best not to spend all your time reading them. The HP books "give us 
neither knowledge or truth. Men [and women] have wasted away before 
[them], entranced by what they have [read], or been driven mad, not 
knowing if what [the books] [say] is real or even possible."

Those were definitely my feelings after HBP!

-Mark