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Sirius's Mirror

by Jen
June 10, 2005

"I want you to take this," he said quietly, thrusting a badly wrapped package roughly the size of a paperback book into Harry's hands. "A way of letting me know if Snape's giving you a hard time." Harry stowed the package away in the inside of his jacket, but he knew he would not use whatever it was.

We all remember the day Sirius gave Harry a small, square mirror. Harry was readying himself to exit the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, when Sirius pulled out James' old school tool. Sirius explains to Harry that back when he attended Hogwarts, Sirius and James used these two mirrors to communicate, and now, would like Harry to use his if Snape acts of line.

Ever since we discovered Sirius was Harry's godfather in the Prisoner of Azkaban, we began to notice that Snuffles has a thing for bestowing gifts upon his grandson, gifts that I believe have been vital to the Harry Potter plot. Some of the items that Harry has received from Sirius are:

1. The Firebolt
2. A Knife
3. A Mirror

All but one of these items has demonstrated their usefulness throughout the series. The Firebolt, for instance, was Harry's replacement broom. Harry's Nimbus 2000 had been utterly destroyed by the Whomping Willow, and the Firebolt allowed Harry to play Quidditch again. Not to mention that it most definitely solidified Sirius and Harry's relationship. The knife has served an even greater purpose. Although one could argue that the knife got Harry and his friends into a spot of trouble every now and then, we can also state that the knife has allowed Harry to gain access to the deeper chambers of the Department of Mysteries, where Harry technically saved his prophecy from Voldemort. Sirius has never presented his godson with a useless present.

And now, onto the one object that has not yet taken a great toll on the plot, the mirror. Near the end of the fifth book, Harry is distraught about Sirius' death, and tries numerous ways to communicate with him once again. He tries talking to Nearly Headless Nick to see if Sirius will become a ghost, and even screams Sirius' name into the mirror. Sirius unfortunately never returns the call. When Sirius does not respond, Harry decides that Sirius cannot communicate with him because Sirius did not have the mirror when he fell through the veil.

Sirius didn't have his mirror on him when he went through the archway, said a small voice in Harry's head. That's why it's not working!

After J.K. Rowling led us to believe that the mirror of communication is useless, I immediately became suspicious. I, for one, find it hard to understand why Rowling would introduce such a powerful object during the middle of the book, and then never allow it to be used again. It just doesn't make any sense. Did our favorite author present the object for additional irony? I think this is very unlikely.

I have put together a short list of how the mirror could appear in Half Blood Prince, or very possibly in the seventh book:

1. Harry could retrieve both mirrors, and give one to Ron, Hermione, or another character to communicate with in times of need.
2. Kreacher could have found the mirror in the house of Black, allowing Bellatrix or even Voldemort to watch Harry's actions.
3. The mirror may have a function other than communication, which Harry may activate in the future.
4. Sirius may not have been able to respond to the call because he was still "crossing over."

Either way, Sirius's mirror will be back.

User reviews Review this Editorial

Marissa
2006.06.09
YOU ARE SSOOOOO RIGHT!!!!! J.K. wouldnt put that into the story if it di... Read full review

Gabrielle
2006.06.03
You are so right - Rowling has even confirmed that the mirrors have a part ... Read full review

fourth-in-the-trio
2006.04.30
good point! i kinda got slightly suspicious of the introduction and then th... Read full review

Beatrice
2006.03.29
In the whole, good, but there is one thing.. I recall Harry, after trying t... Read full review

Nishchay
2006.03.11
against p&p patil540--things can easily be mended using reparo spell so is ... Read full review

penny_ryan
2006.02.28
wow!! that was so amazingly cool... i mean, come to think of it... the whol... Read full review

Yewius
2006.02.01
Excellent! Rowling has said so herself that the mirror will have future sig... Read full review

Antares
2006.01.13
great... but.. what if the mirror is meanless?... it's not probable... but... Read full review

olorin
2006.01.11
Nicely thought out... I've always wondered why Harry was stupid enough not ... Read full review

hermyslilsis
2005.12.31
This is a really well thought out theory. However the mirror is smashed. Ar... Read full review

Danny
2005.12.19
Continuing a Privious post: Other things J.K. has mentioned and dropped: ... Read full review

Danny
2005.12.19
A list of other stuff that will come back...Great point! Rowling writes wit... Read full review

THE giant squidd
2005.11.06
I think your absolutly right. jkr wouldn't introduce the mirror if all its ... Read full review

Hermione_Granger11
2005.10.28
This is a good review although, you didn't mention Harry shattering the mir... Read full review

Mrs. Nadine Lehane
2005.09.27
You done great, Jen. Good theory, Rowling confirmed in a interview that we ... Read full review

Remus_Lupin
2005.08.01
I disagree with what you have said. Jk Rowling and the Harry Potter books u... Read full review

Deedi
2005.07.30
This is a good theory...there's just one problem; after Harry's attempt to ... Read full review

venusrose
2005.07.04
This is a great theory, and it all fits well. But when Harry threw the mirr... Read full review

Sirius is AWESOME!
2005.06.30
I think that we are all forgetting how powerful and awesome Sirius really i... Read full review

Molly Weasley
2005.06.20
That was a great essay!I hadn't even thought about the mirror when I read t... Read full review

Sirina
2005.06.20
That's a awesome theory. I never thought of the possibility of Kreacher giv... Read full review

Alexa
2005.06.20
Great theory! Voldemort watching Harry would be great, and a little creepy.... Read full review

online_alias
2005.06.19
I love this! I agree with you on all levels. I escpecially liked #4 because... Read full review

Cynthia
2005.06.18
This is a good theory, and very believeable. However, I also lean torward t... Read full review

Patrick
2005.06.17
It's good in theroy, but why would Sirius give Harry the mirror and not hav... Read full review

Dark Lord Héctor
2005.06.17
It is a very interesting editorial. Actually it's great we have editorials ... Read full review

Kelsi
2005.06.16
I think it is a good theory, one that I have thought of myself. Another imp... Read full review

P&P Patil540
2005.06.16
good theory, but Harry breaks his mirror at the end of book 5. "Harry remai... Read full review

Mysteriesjak3
2005.06.15
Interesting, the mirror will definately return in some way in the future. ... Read full review

Ron's Lover
2005.06.15
Good job! Personally, i believe that Sirius did happen to have his mirror o... Read full review

Stan
2005.06.14
Great editorial. When I was reading Order of the Phoenix I thought that Sir... Read full review

Sidney Halliwell B.
2005.06.13
Everyone of you had a good point. Why would J.K. present the mirror like an... Read full review

Fernanda
2005.06.12
It's a good theory but you forgot that in the book, when Harry shouted at t... Read full review

quintisential Donute
2005.06.12
Very interesting. I think that this idea is great and it makes perfect sen... Read full review

Becca
2005.06.11
Bravo!would it be possible for Harry to somehow send the mirror back to Sir... Read full review

bj
2005.06.11
This is all well and good, but JK Rowling has already stated on many occasi... Read full review

Anna
2005.06.11
Your theory sounds very well thought out. You certainly sound like you used... Read full review

tommy
2005.06.11
Nice theory. It is indeed suspicious that she would try to get us to belie... Read full review

MrsRonWeasley
2005.06.11
I am impressed with how you well wrote your editorial. I too believe that t... Read full review

exasperated
2005.06.10
You make a very good point. I do believe that the mirror will be back, but ... Read full review

James
2005.06.10
You have some interesting ideas. I don't know how Harry would get ahold of... Read full review

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