A satisfying victory against an opponent just one move behind… Sure seems like Q’s desire.
Only thing is this doesn’t explain why Harry can see it. I’d say it has to do with the Riddles being the same person, but that would mean a mere confundus broke that link? Is it possible Voldemort was able to get the true Quirrell to confund himself? This seems improbable.
More likely what we saw was special programming of some sort, keyed to a trait common to the Riddles, and not just a normal desire show—though not necessarily what it appeared to be.
Well, keep in mind that Harry did just see Voldemort’s reflection with Dumbledore’s family before the Confoundment wore off. I don’t recall the mirror doing that in the original canon, but it might just have been changed to make the scenes flow better rather than due to a specific mechanical change in how the mirror is supposed to work.
What the man might be seeing there, Harry could not tell; to Harry it seemed that the flat, perfect surface still reflected the room behind it, like a portal to another place.
A satisfying victory against an opponent just one move behind… Sure seems like Q’s desire.
Only thing is this doesn’t explain why Harry can see it. I’d say it has to do with the Riddles being the same person, but that would mean a mere confundus broke that link? Is it possible Voldemort was able to get the true Quirrell to confund himself? This seems improbable.
More likely what we saw was special programming of some sort, keyed to a trait common to the Riddles, and not just a normal desire show—though not necessarily what it appeared to be.
Well, keep in mind that Harry did just see Voldemort’s reflection with Dumbledore’s family before the Confoundment wore off. I don’t recall the mirror doing that in the original canon, but it might just have been changed to make the scenes flow better rather than due to a specific mechanical change in how the mirror is supposed to work.
I thought Harry couldn’t see that.