The mirror shows what you want, so the idea is a “good” person like canon Harry would see themselves finding the stone (which allows them to actually find the stone), whereas a “bad” person would see themselves drinking elixir of youth or making gold. Harry would presumable see himself providing everyone with elixir of youth, which means that he would not see himself finding the stone, which means he could not find the stone.
In that case, we would assume that Bellatrix would see herself presenting the stone to Voldemort and pleasing him, which would allow her to find it. In fact, that’s a reasonably satisfying answer to why he wanted her out of Azkaban. So why does he even need Harry?
Presenting the stone, then, not finding it. In which case the vision would likely not be portraying the stone’s original location and/or the means by which Bellatrix had obtained it.
That’s assuming that the stone is hidden somewhere and the mirror merely allows information on its location. In canon, (or, at least, going by my memory of the movie) after HP saw himself in the mirror finding the stone, it materialized in his pocket.
Why the assumption that the trials in HPMoR are going to be even remotely similar to canon? All we know at this point is that the Mirror of Erised plays a part, but we don’t know what that part is, or what any of the other trials are, etc. Using canon information to make deductions about HPMoR has proven a less-than-reliable method in the past, and EY’s essay on originality suggests to me that the obstacles will in fact be radically different from those in canon.
Prophesies have real weight, so he might think it’s best to keep Harry around in a “keep your enemies closer” sort of plan. If one of them is going to defeat the other, making sure Harry is nearby and under control might be safer than letting him run around loose.
Assuming that the Mirror of Erised works the same, Bellatrix is the obvious wielder
Good point. As skeptical_lurker said:
In that case, we would assume that Bellatrix would see herself presenting the stone to Voldemort and pleasing him, which would allow her to find it. In fact, that’s a reasonably satisfying answer to why he wanted her out of Azkaban. So why does he even need Harry?
Presenting the stone, then, not finding it. In which case the vision would likely not be portraying the stone’s original location and/or the means by which Bellatrix had obtained it.
That’s assuming that the stone is hidden somewhere and the mirror merely allows information on its location. In canon, (or, at least, going by my memory of the movie) after HP saw himself in the mirror finding the stone, it materialized in his pocket.
Why the assumption that the trials in HPMoR are going to be even remotely similar to canon? All we know at this point is that the Mirror of Erised plays a part, but we don’t know what that part is, or what any of the other trials are, etc. Using canon information to make deductions about HPMoR has proven a less-than-reliable method in the past, and EY’s essay on originality suggests to me that the obstacles will in fact be radically different from those in canon.
We do know that devil’s snare will play a part.
Prophesies have real weight, so he might think it’s best to keep Harry around in a “keep your enemies closer” sort of plan. If one of them is going to defeat the other, making sure Harry is nearby and under control might be safer than letting him run around loose.