OoP clues?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 158081

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:

> I used to be better at this, but I cannot find the quote I want. JKR 
> has something along the line of the mirror being more useful, and 
> less useful than we expect. 

Geoff:
I have been trying to send this message for over a day and have finally discovered that 
Yahoo was bouncing my mail. So my apologies for the lateness.

The quote you are looking for is on JKR's website, under FAQs and is the second (SPOILER 
WARNING):

"Why did Harry have to forget the mirror he had been given by Sirius in 'Order of the 
Phoenix'?
I can't give a full answer to this, because it is relevant to books six and seven. However, 
the short answer is that Harry was determined never to use the mirror, as is clearly stated 
in chapter 24: `he knew he would never use whatever it was'. For once in Harry's life, he 
does not succumb to curiosity, he hides the mirror and the temptation away from himself, 
and then, when it might have been useful, he has forgotten it. ?
?
The mirror might not have helped as much as you think, but on the other hand, will help 
more than you think. You'll have to read the final books to understand that!"