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

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 163705

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.

Lynda:

This was a time in Harry's life when he was going to be miserable no matter
what. At the beginning of the term he realizes nobody (basically) wants to
believe his story about Cedric and the return of Voldemort. The newspapers
are making him a laughingstock and the MOM is doing pretty much the same. So
he gets this two way mirror as a gift from Sirius and pretty much forgets
about it. Then, Sirius dies. He finally remembers the mirror. After its too
late. Is this cruel? No. Its pretty much the way people act. Looking for
something you really need to help you with a project and nothing seems to
work right? You may just be overlooking it. I lost my wallet recently. My
friend and I knew where I'd lost it, we cleaned and cleaned but didn't find
it. Two weeks later, she calls me to tell me her roommate found my wallet,
right where we had been looking, but hidden in a corner! That's the same
type of thing that happened with the two-way mirror.

Lynda


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