23 The Mirror of Erised

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[A door opens and then it 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.

"What's that?" Asked Yelena.

"I certainly have no idea." Said Marlene.

"I show not your face but your heart's desire." Reyana quoted.

"What?" Yelena and Natasha asked in unison.

"That's what the mirror say, backwards." Rey explained.

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.]

"Is that us?" Janes looked worried.

"Yeah. The first time I saw you guys." Harry said sadly.

Harry: Mum? [Lily nods and smiles] 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.]

Lilith put her arm around her brother.

[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 us.

Harry: [moves over] Look in properly. Go on, stand there. There. You see them, don't you? That's my dad.

"It doesn't work that way Harry." Professor McGonagall said with a weak smile.

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?

"Ronald!" It was both Molly and Arthur who shouted at him this time.

"Sorry harry, I didn't realise -" Ron said.

"It fine Ron." Harry cut him off. "It was ages ago."

Harry: How can it? Both my parents are dead. [Harry smiles sadly.]

[One day, in the Great Hall where most of the students, particularly the Weasleys are eating, Harry sits in front of the fireplace.]

"He's attracted to the mirror, isn't he?" Dorcas said with a sigh.

James and Lily looked worried.

George: Do you like yours, Ron? [Ron turns to Harry who still sits in front of the fireplace who is very quiet.] Ron?

Ron: I'll be right back. [He leaves the table and comes up to Harry.] Want to play chess?

Harry: No.

Ron: Wanna go and visit Hagrid?

Harry: No.

"Thanks for trying to distract me from the mirror, Ron." Harry thanked his best friend.

Ron: Harry, I know what you're thinking, but don't. There's something not right about that mirror.

"Listen to him just this ones harry." Ginny said.

"Hey." Ron playfully glared at his sister.

[Harry nods and Ron leaves to go back to the table as Harry continues to stare at the fireplace.]

[The next night, Harry is sneaking out again. When he sees someone sitting on the couch in the common room. Reyana is staring at the fire. She turns around noticing him.

"What are you doing?" Sirius asked his daughter.

Reyana looked at the escapee before saying quietly, "nightmare." Sirius frowned at her.

The scene changes. Harry is back in the room where the mirror is, this time Reyana is with him,

"I'm sorry Rey." Harry said remembering how upset she had been.

"It's alright Hazza." She said with a smile.

Harry 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.] 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.

Harry: So then, it shows us what we want. Whatever we want.

"Not exactly." Remus said thoughtfully.

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, Harry, 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. Reyana steps in front of it. She gazes into the mirror. Her jaw clenches before she turns around and disappears. Harry Looks after her.]

"Thank you so much, professor Dumbledore." Lily thanked him with all her heart.

"I wonder what Reyana saw?" Ron muttered.

"What did you see Rey?" Fred asked turning to the grey eyed girl.

"Horrors" she breathed. Damian gazed at her but stayed silent.

Dumbledore: You must understand that Miss Black has had a very traumatising childhood. Her past is filled with sadness and dark.

The hall was silent wondering what he was saying.

Lilith and Lyra hugged her. She smiled before her smile widened when the twins joined in.

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