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Harry couldn't eat.
and
and uncle
He had seen his parents and would be seeing them again tonight.
uncle
uncle .
He had almost forgotten about Flamel.
.
. They
It didn't seem very important anymore.
They
They 're
Who cared what the three headed dog was guarding?
're
're the
What did it matter if Snape stole it, really?
the
the only
"Are you all right?"
only
only family
said Ron.
family
family he
"You look odd."
he
he has
What Harry feared most was that he might not be able to find the mirror room again.
has
has left
With Ron covered in the cloak, too, they had to walk much more slowly the next night.
left
left now
They tried retracing Harry's route from the library, wandering around the dark passageways for nearly an hour.
now
now .
"I'm freezing," said Ron.
.
. ''
"Let's forget it and go back."
''
'' ``
"No!"
``
`` You
Harry hissed.
You
You do
I know it's here somewhere."
do
do n't
They passed the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but saw no one else.
n't
n't mean
just as Ron started moaning that his feet were dead with cold, Harry spotted the suit of armor.
mean
mean --
"It's here -- just here -- yes!"
--
-- you
They pushed the door open.
you
you ca
Harry dropped the cloak from around his shoulders and ran to the mirror.
ca
ca n't
There they were.
n't
n't mean
His mother and father beamed at the sight of him.
mean
mean the
"See?"
the
the people
Harry whispered.
people
people who
"I can't see anything."
who
who live
"Look!
live
live here
Look at them all... there are loads of them...." "I can only see you."
here
here ?
"Look in it properly, go on, stand where I am."
?
? ''
Harry stepped aside, but with Ron in front of the mirror, he couldn't see his family anymore, just Ron in his paisley pajamas.
''
'' cried
Ron, though, was staring transfixed at his image.
cried
cried Professor
"Look at me!"
Professor
Professor McGonagall
he said.
McGonagall
McGonagall ,
"Can you see all your family standing around you?"
,
, jumping
"No -- I'm alone -- but I'm different -- I look older -- and I'm head boy!"
jumping
jumping to
"What?"
to
to her
"I am -- I'm wearing the badge like Bill used to -- and I'm holding the house cup and the Quidditch cup -- I'm Quidditch captain, too.
her
her feet
Ron tore his eyes away from this splendid sight to look excitedly at Harry.
feet
feet and
"Do you think this mirror shows the future?"
and
and pointing
"How can it?
pointing
pointing at
All my family are dead -- let me have another look --" "You had it to yourself all last night, give me a bit more time."
at
at number
"You're only holding the Quidditch cup, what's interesting about that?
number
number four
I want to see my parents."
four
four .
"Don't push me --" A sudden noise outside in the corridor put an end to their discussion.
.
. ``
They hadn't realized how loudly they had been talking.
``
`` Dumbledore
"Quick!"
Dumbledore
Dumbledore --
Ron threw the cloak back over them as the luminous eyes of Mrs. Norris came round the door.
--
-- you
Ron and Harry stood quite still, both thinking the same thing -- did the cloak work on cats?
you
you ca
After what seemed an age, she turned and left.
ca
ca n't
"This isn't safe -- she might have gone for Filch, I bet she heard us.
n't
n't .
Come on."
.
. I
And Ron pulled Harry out of the room.
I
I 've
The snow still hadn't melted the next morning.
've
've been
"Want to play chess, Harry?"
been
been watching
said Ron.
watching
watching them
"No."
them
them all
"Why don't we go down and visit Hagrid?"
all
all day
"No... you go..." "I know what you're thinking about, Harry, that mirror.
day
day .
Don't go back tonight."
.
. You
"Why not?"
You
You could
"I dunno, I've just got a bad feeling about it -- and anyway, you've had too many close shaves already.
could
could n't
Filch, Snape, and Mrs. Norris are wandering around.
n't
n't find
So what if they can't see you?
find
find two
What if they walk into you?
two
two people
What if you knock something over?"
people
people who
"You sound like Hermione."
who
who are
"I'm serious, Harry, don't go."
are
are less
But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going to stop him.
less
less like
That third night he found his way more quickly than before.
like
like us
He was walking so fast he knew he was making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone.
us
us .
And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and one of his grandfathers nodding happily.
.
. And
Harry sank down to sit on the floor in front of the mirror.
And
And they
There was nothing to stop him from staying here all night with his family.
they
they 've
Nothing at all.
've
've got
Except -- "So -- back again, Harry?"
got
got this
Harry felt as though his insides had turned to ice.
this
this son
He looked behind him.
son
son --
Sitting on one of the desks by the wall was none other than Albus Dumbledore.
--
-- I
Harry must have walked straight past him, so desperate to get to the mirror he hadn't noticed him. "
I
I saw
-- I didn't see you, sir."
saw
saw him
"Strange how nearsighted being invisible can make you," said Dumbledore, and Harry was relieved to see that he was smiling.
him
him kicking
"So," said Dumbledore, slipping off the desk to sit on the floor with Harry, "you, like hundreds before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised."
kicking
kicking his
"I didn't know it was called that, Sir."
his
his mother
"But I expect you've realized by now what it does?"
mother
mother all
"It -- well -- it shows me my family --" "And it showed your friend Ron himself as head boy."
all
all the
"How did you know --?"
the
the way
"I don't need a cloak to become invisible," said Dumbledore gently.
way
way up
"Now, can you think what the Mirror of Erised shows us all?"
up
up the
Harry shook his head.
the
the street
"Let me explain.
street
street ,
The happiest man on earth would be able to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror, that is, he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is.
,
, screaming
Does that help?"
screaming
screaming for
Harry thought.
for
for sweets
Then he said slowly, "It shows us what we want... whatever we want..." "Yes and no," said Dumbledore quietly.
sweets
sweets .
"It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts.
.
. Harry
You, who have never known your family, see them standing around you.
Harry
Harry Potter
Ronald Weasley, who has always been overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all of them.
Potter
Potter come
However, this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth.
come
come and
Men have wasted away before it, entranced by what they have seen, or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real or even possible.
and
and live