𝕬𝖑𝖊𝖝𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖆 𝕻𝖔𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗 | 𝐇𝐩𝖂𝖙𝖒

9

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Few days beforehand Christmas

Harry is able to go to the library’s restricted-books section.

Minne genuinely looks defeated.

But one of the books starts screaming when he opens it, so he quickly leaves.

He passes Filch and hides in an old classroom marked with an inscription that includes the word “Erised.” Inside stands an old mirror.

Harry looks in the mirror and sees many people standing behind him, but when he turns around in the room, he sees no one. Suddenly, he recognizes that two of the people in the mirror are his dead mother and father.

"How?" Asks lily and James sadly.

He tries to speak to them, but they can only communicate by waving. Harry lingers there a while but eventually returns to his room.

The next night, Harry brings Ron with him to the mirror room. Ron does not see Harry’s parents in the mirror, but instead sees himself holding a Quidditch cup.

Realization is drawn up on some people while some still remain confused.

Mrs. Norris, Filch’s prowling cat, notices them. On the third night, Ron is afraid of being caught and does not want to go back, so Harry returns alone. There he finds Albus Dumbledore. Dumbledore explains to Harry that the mirror displays the deepest desire of whoever looks into it.

James and lily were sad that they couldn't be a part of their son's life.

Harry is relieved to find that Dumbledore is not angry Harry heeds Dumbledore’s advice to stop visiting the Mirror of Erised.

After Christmas break, Harry, Ron, and Hermione resume their search for Nicolas Flamel, though Harry’s time is increasingly consumed by Quidditch practice. At practice one day, Harry learns that Snape will be refereeing the next game.

He and his friends wonder whether Snape might try to harm Harry during the game. As they are talking, Neville hops by; Malfoy has cast a spell on him that has locked his legs together. Harry tells Neville that Neville needs to learn to stand up to Malfoy. Neville turns to leave, but not before giving Harry a Famous Wizard card for his collection.

Lily and Alice smile at each other.

Suddenly Harry remembers where he has seen the name Nicolas Flamel before—on the back of the Albus Dumbledore Famous Wizard card that Ron gave him on the train trip to Hogwarts. Hermione runs to her room to get a book informing them that Flamel, once Dumbledore’s partner, was the only wizard ever to make a Sorcerer’s Stone. They learn that the Sorcerer’s Stone transforms any metal into gold and produces an elixir of everlasting life. Harry and his friends conclude that the fierce dog on the third floor must be guarding Flamel’s stone.

"They are going to get themselves in trouble" Signed lily while most of the mothers agreed with her.

Harry’s nervousness grows as the big Quidditch match approaches. If Gryffindor wins, it will take first place in the house championship.

"Of course you will win your my son" Said James proudly.

But Harry is concerned about Snape’s evil plans. His fears are allayed when he learns that Dumbledore will be at the game, because Snape would never commit any wrongdoing in front of Dumbledore. In the game, Harry catches the Golden Snitch within the first five minutes, and the crowd roars. Dumbledore congratulates Harry for this astonishing feat. Afterward, Harry notices Snape heading off into the forest. He flies to follow him and hears Snape talking harshly in the forest to Professor Quirrell and mentioning the Sorcerer’s Stone.

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