Late at night. A lantern and hand appear, but nothing else. The ensemble walks through the dark library and into the Restricted Section. The lamp is put down, and the cloak removed, revealing to be Harry who searches the bookshelves. Harry: "Famous fire eaters...15th Century Fiends...Flamel...Nicholas Flamel...where are you?" Harry picks up a book and opens it. A man's face appears from between the pages, which screams madly and loudly. Harry immediately slams the book shuts and puts it back. Filch: "Who's there?!" Harry whips around, and quickly grabs his cloak, causing the lamp to fall and shatter. Filch: "I know you're in there. You can't hide." Harry puts on his cloak and creeps around Filch. Filch: "Who is it? Show yourself!" Harry runs from the room, breathing heavily. He exits into the hall, where Mrs. Norris, who meows and begins to follow him. Harry runs around a corner, just as Snape and Quirrell appear. Snape pushes Quirrell into the wall. Y/n looks shocked. Harry pulls her under the cloak. Y/n: *Whispering* "Don't ask." Quirrell: "Severus...I-I thought..." Snape: "You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell." Quirrell: "W-what do you m-mean?" Snape: "You know perfectly well what I mean." Snape senses something who causes Harry to stop breathing. Snape reaches out to grab something, but doesn't. He whips his finger back in front of Quirrell's face. Snape: "We'll have another chat soon...when you've had time to decide where your loyalties lie." Filch arrives, carrying the broken lantern. Filch: "Oh, Professors. I found this, in the Restricted Section. It's still hot. That means there's a student out of bed." Upon hearing this, Snape and Quirrell dart off. A door opens, and closes. On the other side, there is a vast, empty room that has a large mirror in the center, known as the Mirror of Erised. Harry appears and walks over to the mirror. In the reflection, he sees two people appear who are Harry's late parents, James and Lily Potter. Harry: "Mum?" Lily nods and smiles. Harry: "Dad?" James nods and smiles. Harry reaches out to touch them, but only gets the mirror. Then, his mother puts her hand on his shoulder. He puts his own hand on his own shoulders, as if trying to feel her there. Y/n stares at the mirror bored. It was just like a normal mirror.
~Back in the boy's dormitory in Gryffindor tower~
Harry comes whipping in, invisible. Harry: "Ron! You've really got to see this! Ron! You've got to see this! [pulls back covers. Ron wakes up.] Ron, Ron, come on. Get out of bed!" Ron: [tired] "Why?" Harry: "There's something you've got to see. Now, come on!" Back in the room. Harry and Ron appear as if magically and Harry runs to the mirror. Harry: "Come on. Come. Come look, it's my parents!" Ron: "I only see me." Harry: [moves over] "Look in properly. Go on. Stand there. There. You see them, don't you? Thats my dad." Ron: "That's me! Only, I'm head boy...and I'm holding the Quidditch cup! And bloody hell, I'm Quidditch Captain too! I look good. Harry, do you think this mirror shows the future?" Harry: "How can it? Both my parents are dead." Harry smiles sadly. Y/n: "It shows you what your heart desires." One day, in the Great Hall where most of the students, particularly the Weasleys are eating, Harry sits in front of the fireplace. George: "Do you like yours, Ron?" Ron turns to Harry who still sits in front of the fireplace who is very quiet. George: "Ron?" Ron: "I'll be right back." He leaves the table and comes up to Harry. Ron: "Want to play chess?" Harry: "No." Ron: "We go and visit Hagrid?" Harry: "No." Ron: "Harry, I know what you're thinking, but don't. There's something not quite right about that mirror. Maybe Y/n's right. It only shows you your hearts desire." Harry nods and Ron leaves to go back to the table as Harry continues to stare at the fireplace.
~The next night~
Harry is back in the room where the mirror is, gazing longingly at the reflection where his parents are in. Dumbledore appears far behind him. Dumbledore: "Back again, Harry?" Harry turns around and stands up. Dumbledore: "I see that you, like so many before you, have discovered the delights of the Mirror of Erised. I trust by now you realize what it does. Let me give you a clue. The happiest man on earth would look into the mirror and see only himself, exactly as he is." Y/n: "It's a normal mirror." Dumbledore: "Happiest person in the world." Harry: "So, then it shows us what we want? Whatever we want?" Dumbledore: [whilst looking at the mirror] "Yes...and no. It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desires of our hearts. Now you, who have never known your family, you see them standing beside you. But remember this, Harry. This mirror gives us neither knowledge or truth. Men have wasted away in front of it, even gone mad. That is why tomorrow it will be moved to a new home, and I must ask you not to go looking for it again. It does not do to dwell on dreams, Harry, and forget to live." Harry looks back at the mirror, knowing that Dumbledore is right. Harry leaves. Y/n: "You see him?" Dumbledore: "Hmmm?" Y/n: "Grindlewald. Do you see him?" Dumbledore: "How'd you know?" Y/n: "There are other realities where you and him end up together. Wether it was his original plan or if he turned to the 'right side', some even in death." Dumbledore: "Are you dabling in dark magic?" Y/n: "I had more to spare than a normal witch. Since i was a living Horcrux I had a spare soul. Voldemorts soul. Thus it took his soul from me leaving me uncorrupted from the Darkhold. Just because it's called dark magic doesn't mean it's evil if used by the right people." Dumbledore: "Wise words for someone so young." Y/n: "I would visit him. He regrets what he did in this reality. He regrets it so much that he willing stays in his prison and if someone confronts him with death he will die for you. Well, I'm off to bed."
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Sapphire Witch - Under Editing to make it easier to read
FanfictionY/n Maximoff is the Scarlet Witch's daughter who was adopted by the Potter family. Join her on her crazy journey.