Welcome to the mysterious “Two-Way Mirror,” where editorialist Daniela would reflect on mysterious parallels in Potter.
Where two mirrors communicate
reflections of all kinds abound,
echoes, parallels, inversions, intersections,
magical components of a complex spell
that renders as visible as the Hogwarts engine
the ink hidden between the lines:
Aparecium!
- The Two-Way Mirror #16: Heirs and Inheritances (December 22, 2013) - By Daniela Grab your seats for the question of the century: “What did Harry find out in Chamber that foreshadows something he will learn in Prince?” Yes, I know, there isn’t exactly a lot...
- The Two-Way Mirror #30: Parlor Tricks (July 10, 2006) - by Daniela At the risk of pulling a Mark Evans, or of wasting your time with speculations about a minor character, I am going to share with you a connection I just made while rereading...
- The Two-Way Mirror #29: The Vanishing Cabinet: An Old Plot (April 7, 2006) - Hello, MuggleNetters. I have just turned in my complete dissertation to my readers, and a little earlier than I expected. There is still work to do, before and after the defense, but… I am...
- The Two-Way Mirror #28: Notice of Column Interruption (March 5, 2006) - by Daniela Dear readers, It is time for me to leave the magic world of Harry Potter. I hadn’t opened a Harry Potter book in almost two months, and I did today, thinking to write...
- The Two-Way Mirror #27: Snape’s Trial (January 6, 2006) - by Dan Will we have a real full-court trial of Snape in the seventh book? There have been several promises of a huge trial, but never have we had a real trial in the Harry Potter...
- The Two-Way Mirror #26: The Half-Blood Prince and the Riddle of the Phials (or The Chamber of Secrets and the Devil’s Snare) (December 6, 2005) - by Dan The seven-task obstacle course in The Philosopher’s Stone set up the expectation of a seven book series, each book presenting a different major challenge for Harry and his friends just like each task of...
- The Two-Way Mirror #4: The Seven Tasks Revisited: A Thread (November 15, 2005) - By Daniela I just got done reading an interesting thread on the Seven Tasks. I thank Ruben Garz, who directed me to: 7 tasks, 7 books, Clues in The Philosopher’s Stone. I will, later...
- The Two-Way Mirror #25: Caput Draconis: Will Harry and Voldemort Keep Their Heads? (October 18, 2005) - Recently I noticed how widespread the motif of the severed head is in Potterverse. I am beginning to suspect this detail can tell us more about the future of "Harry Potter" - will Harry and Voldemort keep their heads?
- The Two-Way Mirror #24: Defense Against the Dark Arts: As If We Need It! (October 4, 2005) - By Daniela What exactly does fighting the Dark Arts mean? At the simplest level, it involves fighting against the straightforward attacks of the Dark Arts. In fact, that is all that students learn in...
- The Two-Way Mirror #23: Harry and Nagini: Voldemort’s Living Horcruxes? (September 3, 2005) - By Daniela Before the Half-Blood Prince came out, I wrote an editorial about the steps Voldemort took towards immortality in the editorial Does Dumbledore Know Why Voldemort Didn’t Die? The evidence that I used...
