The two-way mirror - a cruel useless plot device

[alcuin74]

No: HPFGUIDX 163724

> Jen: I share your belief there are a few too many simple magical
> solutions in the series.  Somehow JKR writes in such a way that I
> buy every one of them, though!  Take the brother wands, how
> convenient was that?  No wonder that particular plot point has
> spawned thousands of theories about a Manipulative Dumbledore
> arranging everything behind the scenes.  And yet when reading that
> scene not once did my mind wander outside the story, JKR drew me in
> with what happened when the wands connected and the emotional impact
> of what Harry was experiencing.

Alcuin:

I have to agree with that.  In spite of all the problematic plot
issues that emerge after one reads (and re-reads) the books, the first
time I read them I was totally immersed and questioned none of it.
Emotionally, JKR's writing is high voltage.