[HPforGrownups] The two-way mirror - a cruel useless plot device

[Jordan Abel]

No: HPFGUIDX 163672

> Maria:
> So, why did Rowling need to make things even worse for Harry? It's not
> like she needed filler material to make the book longer, if anything
> it could have used a trim here and there. I think it was a bit cruel
> to make Harry realize the mirror was there despite everything else he
> went through.

Random832:
She's said it will be important in the seventh book. Of course, she's
said a lot of things will be important in the seventh book, and it's
hard to imagine how she'll fit all of them AND a horcrux hunt in a
book that's not as long as the other six combined, but that's beside
the point.