So at this point it’s sort of common knowledge that ‘erised’ is just ‘desire’ backwards.
I just had a really painful thought of, what if the other side of the mirror is just a glimpse into an alternate universe? And so when Ron looks into the mirror and sees himself as Head Boy and Quidditch Captain, a Ron who is both in another universe is looking into the mirror and seeing himself as just a regular kid.
And when Harry looks into the mirror and sees his parents(and family, if it’s the books), his parents(and family) are looking into the mirror in another universe, seeing their son Harry, who died before they could see him grow up.
Mima: Dear Mumsie was an old pal of his, part of the original pack. Some loser knocked her up and she had me, but she was murdered by a wizard when I was a baby. Boo-hoo.
He kept me around, out of the goodness of his heart… or not. Either way, I made myself useful later on. Children are good at squeezing into small spaces, unlocking windows…
He’s not my father in any aspect of the word, but he raised me in his own fucked-up sort of way.
as a procrastinating overachiever i feel like i don’t necessarily “half-ass” things, it’s more like a “3/4 ass”. like overall did i do pretty well? yeah. did i reach my maximum potential though? i think the fuck Not.
DoraTheMetamorphmagus 