[ SECRET POST #2380 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2380 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

He didn't explicitly state it, but I think it was pretty clear that Harry did realize the mirror could have prevented Sirius' death. He finds it in the trunk, along with the note from Sirius, and is so upset by it that he throws it into the bottom of the trunk and smashes it. He later forgets it was there and cuts his hand on it, but that was after the initial scene where he has that moment of understanding. And part of the reason that scene is powerful is BECAUSE he doesn't outright say 'this could have saved him', the reader just experiences that profound regret along with Harry. I don't really like Harry (though I get why he acts how he does, especially in book 5 when he's so emotionally fragile) and I really dislike Sirius. But that scene still made me cry because of how horrifying the situation was. I think Harry just couldn't accept it and so he never really reflects on it, he wouldn't be able to handle it if he did. That's kind of his pattern, he totally represses any trauma that comes his way and then unleashes it at inappropriate times.

[cassandraoftroy]

That could be; it's been a while since I read the book, and I remember at the time interpreting it as though he didn't make the connection and was just reacting to the reminder of Sirius that the present represented, not what the actual present itself was, but I could have been wrong.