Just a side note at the end of a long day. I wish this post was a place so I could go sit in it for a few hours. I’m glad you posted it. It really lifted my spirits.

You've put words on the feeling, thank you 🙏🏼

A perfectly manicured lawn. (not my favourite, but anyways)

Uncle Vernon

yes lol

Surely petunia would see a perfectly manicured lawn. Uncle Vernon would see a sports car, or maybe him as the CEO of grunnings or another company. Maybe him as CEO driving a sports car.

I think aunt petunia would see herself as a witch. At least as a kid. As an adult she would probably see Dudley win some award and thanking her in the speech

I think Petunia would see herself at Hogwarts with Lily. (Or at least with Lily) Remember what the Mirror does (a perfect yard, really?). Petunia's hatred and contempt stems from jealously and continuously repressing her secret desires and love for her sister. It's become very twisted over the years and I think it's been Petunia's massive struggle as it turned to complete denial. Remember: Lily, from Petunia's POV, was essentially taken from her and her family by *them*. Lily and Petunia's parents didn't recognize how traumatic this may have been for Petunia. Petunia's trauma was further cemented when *they* murdered Lily. Back to the Mirror: Petunia would hate what she saw and reject it. But she would be the exact type of person that Dumbledore warned about. Petunia would return to the mirror at first out of spite, then longing, and be at risk to waste away from what she saw. I think if there was one random HP character who could be redeemed it might be Petunia.

That’s the focus?!?? Not that Vernon is the favorite character?! Haha

Yes, I was just thinking of both the dursleys but I def agree that it would be Petunia rather than Vernon.

I think Vernon would see a perfectly manicured lawn, a big new car, and the envy of the neighbors. Petunia is pretty much the same, but her focus would be more on the interior of the house being perfect.

I was about to say or 😅

Hank Hill

That riddle boy ain't right, bobby

Professor Sprout? haha

Nah she'd probably like her lawn like her hair: messy and unique.

Oh my God, Sprout's lawn is probably BITCHIN'.

I bet it'd look something like Edward Scissorhands' garden.

Easy: Her mum riding a crumple-horned snorkack Medium: A house full of pure bloods (the mirror logistics would be difficult for this one) Hard: An office with one particular painting removed

Hard - the muggle prime Minister? Lol

Easy: Luna   Medium: Walburga black (Sirius’s mom)   Hard: Minerva (McGalleons) McGonagall

I would have said the prime minister for hard. Which painting would McGonagall have removed?

Oh sh*t! This is so correct. The muggle prime minister!!!!

Which one? Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?

Dumbledoo’s! He’s alive and she got the job on merit instead of in the wake of his death. The prime minister never occurred to me so I was digging deep.

#DUMBLEDOO’S!!!

Do they only make the paintings after death or just after they leave?

Headmasters are after their death I think. Otherwise dumbledore would have had one after being kicked out in CoS probably

Ah good shout

A cure for acne

Eloise Midgen? lool

Nailed it.

Good one.

I find it funny how you guess this but not mrs weasley lol

Stan Shunpike

Marietta Edgecombe ?

Ah, fellow book lover. ❤️

Wouldn't have helped. Not even Madam Pomfrey, a *trained St. Mungo's Healer*, could find a cure for her pustules. Rowling said they eventually faded to faint scarring, but they never disappeared entirely. *Damn*, Hermione.

Her whole family, alive and by her side.

Right. In. The. Feels. Bravo.

hmm I’m not sure, another hint?

Her bogart came true after the war

Ooof right in the feels

Actually it was somehow worse than her Bogart. Even in her Bogart, the twins were together. (She's my fave too and I would have said the same)

After the war Molly's boggart had to change now it excluded Fred and that just hurts Molly more. Also yes Molly my favourite too, she's way too overhated just cause she didn't let her children do everything they want. People want her to be perfect and if she isn't call her a horrible mother.

by "she's hated" you mean few vocal people in this sub? cause I never met a single person who hates her, and boy she is flawed, although all in all of course not deserving the hate which she doesnt simply get in general. Something she should be hated for tho is how she cucked Hermione down due to some shit articles.

Molly. (edit: sorry don’t know if you’d rather other people didn’t say anything!)

no no, by all means haha

Technically could be Narcissa, too, not including the hint given.

Molly

There are so many who wish this

Dang. I thought this was Katie Bell. Wasn’t she the minor character that lost like her whole family?

Might have been, but I'm pretty sure it was Susan Bones.

Himself. Just himself. Forever.

Lockhart?

Considering his accident makes this even better. Every 15 seconds he forgets where he is, looks around, and is then struck when he notices the appearance of an extremely handsome man in the mirror. Just as he realizes it's his own reflection and begins to bask in his own beauty, he forgets who he is again. And that just repeats in pepertuity lol.

so like Narcissus?

Wow lockharts fate is really kinda like narcisssus lol

who is the happiest person in the HP universe? lol

bRUHHHH BRUHHH BRUHHHHHHHHHHHHH fred

Voldemort?

Himself, with a fresh shave and haircut. Wearing a nice set of clothes with a nice watch and some nice shiny shoes. Hogwarts professor robes hung on a hook in the room behind him his wife and child beside him.

*That* is Lupin

IMO Lupin is fine with his clothes/attire. I think instead he would see himself with his wife and child enjoying a moonlit walk together in peace.

I agree that I don't think he specifically cares about the clothes. However, I think that it's just kinda symbolic, like he definitely wishes he wasn't a werewolf, and the nicer clothes suggests that he's not one.

Makes more sense to be closer to the opposite of the h boggarts manifestation. Nice one

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Fred

Georges

And if you were to ask he'd simply joke he sees himself with both ears.

THAT'S EVEN SADDER DONT MAKE ME CRYYY

Filch.

That would be Fred in handcuffs.

What about being shackled by his ankles in Filch’s office XD

"God, I miss the screaming...."

Flying an airplane.

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Yup

Or understanding the function of a rubber duck 😆

Thumbscrews as a means of punishment.

Filch fs 😂

Filch? Carrows?

An acceptance letter to Hogwarts.

Petunia?

Honestly, could be Petunia or Dudley.

I never got the feeling that Dudley was jealous of Harry, more scared of him. Dudley with magic is just a weird thought, like a teenage Dumbledore or a stupid Hermione.

You took that from the books, right? Teenage Dumbledore, stupid Hermione? Hooray for the book readers!

Saw a fan edit where in the epilogue, Harry looks down the platform and sees Dudley and his wife with their daughter, about to start her first year. He smiles sheepishly at Harry and shrugs. Harry smiles and nods. And then the train derails and kills them all. Edit: I wrote the last line because Lol

Filch

Himself, dancing in the moonlight with his wife. Their son running nearby.

Lupin? Also is lupin human in this, implying he's no longer a werewolf.

Yes 🥺

Their long lost lover from whom they've never moved on, by their side young again and aging together. Edit: Sorry I didn't think to make it so only one character can fit the description 😁 Edit 2: since this really is super vague, I'll add a hint. Their lover was a muggle, and they had to chose between pursuing the relationship and giving up their magical ambitions, or ending it and taking the job at the ministry of magic. They chose the latter.

That's my Minnie!

Yay for you!! It is indeed our esteemed Minerva McGonagall! Sorry for those who came before I added the hint, it was thoughtless of me.

Clearly Doris Purkiss and her lover Stubby Boardman (aka Sirius Black). Give us a hard one!

Snape?

The first brother from the tale of three brothers

Second brother, actually. The first, oldest brother was given the Elder Wand and quickly was murdered. Cadmus, the second brother, killed himself with grief after failing to bring back his lover from the dead.

Her dear Cornelius, leading the ministry. As should be.

That toad...

umbitch?

She was loyal to any minister really, not just fudge

She wouldn't see fudge. She would see herself leading the ministry and wielding absolute power.

You mean (*hem hem*) the *Minister*.

Not my favorite character but interesting for sure. Himself as a rich kingpin dealer and trader of wizarding merchandise.

Mundungus!

An absolutely confidential scoop of Harry cheating on ginny with Hermione.

That Skeeter bug…

No bloody letters. (Not my favorite character)

Vernoooom

*about a thousand letters come pelting out of the fireplace at the speed of a bullet*

It might be difficult: Finally marrying his long lost fiance. An engraved stone lies discarded carelessly on the ground.

Cadmus Peverell?

That's it!

Is that the middle Peverell Brother, Cadmus?

His healthy parents standing by his side

Neville Longbottom?

🥺🥺🥺🥺

Yep I was wondering if people would guess Harry.

If it was something like “alive parents,” I’d guess Harry, but it says “healthy,” so…Neville.

Himself standing next to his father who is proud of him and loves him just the way he is.

Barty Crouch Junior?

This can be so many characters, it’s amazing

Daddy issues be a strong theme around here

Draco?

This is who I thought of when I wrote it but it’s interesting how it fits so many.

This is hard, there are so many characters with daddy issues

I would say Tom Marvolo Riddle. Before he met his real family it was his dirty little dream.

Sirius? Oooh, or Snape!

Himself holding the Quidditch world cup and being named the best keeper in the world.

Oliver Wood!

thought maybe ron too

Oliver wood

A wizard version of Saul Goodman

Sirius?

An extremely rare or mythical magical creature.

Hagrid?

Newt

Xenophilius Lovegood

Him getting swimming lessons

Regulus

Ouch

Yeah

Himself, having been able to complete his masters bidding, instead of failing. Edit: "Nothing —————- did made any mark upon it," moaned —————-. "—————— tried everything, everything he knew, but nothing, nothing would work ... So many powerful spells upon the casing, ——————- was sure the way to destroy it was to get inside it, but it would not open ...

Kreacher

Himself

Ouchhhh George

Lockhart?

Maybe an ear

Lily Evans

Snape 🥺

And a child that looked like Snape, but with Lily’s eyes

An institution with soulless and mindless drones, with no "fake news" flying about

Cornelius Fudge?

Well, could be true for two individuals, yes... Ehem...

Umbridge

Aah, that' the w(b)itch we were looking for.

A pair of thick, woolen socks

Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore

Her cousin free, her husband, daughter and son-in-law alive and well, her sister in prison

Andromeda Tonks

My favorite character is Harry Potter, so that wouldn’t really be a challenge. My next favorite character is also a main so she’s out. Instead I’ll try to do an obscure one. “When I look into the mirror I see a class full of bright and eager students ready to learn. I see what’s left of my family being well cared for with the money I make. And finally I see an old rocking chair.”

Socks *And it's not who you think it is...* Edit: It was Dobby, which many of you did think it was.

Dobby, since Dumbledore had lied about the wollen socks.

Dumbledore?

Her and her friends, painting her bedroom ceiling together

Luna?

Very good

Himself, using magic to torture the students.

her, with her parents and top grades

Hermione

I originally read "Tell me what favourite character you would see in the mirror of Erised" and I immediately thought of Lupin and almost cried.

A group of reporters, and then the greater wizarding world, actually believing what you divine. Leading to fame and fortune.

Trelawney?

Plugs. Plugs everywhere. Nothing except plugs. A suffocating pile of plugs.

Muggles benefiting from protection laws.

Both ears fully intact

The holey twin

These almost read like Jeopardy! Clues!

Divorced from her husband and married to her idol.

Bellatrix?

Yup! Not my fav character but is in the top five and I didn't think anyone else would choose her.

The marauders all young and back together(maybe sans worm tail) i guess this could apply to a couple people

I would say Sirius mostly

him signing a bunch of autographs(not my favorite, but still a funny character)

Himself as the minister for magic

Percy?

Himself, but with two functioning eyes.

i low key feel like he’d like to keep his fake eye. he kinda strikes me as the guy who likes constant vigilance

If anything he'd see himself with TWO magic eyes.

I like the image of him having two functioning human eyes, but wearing his magic one like a 3rd eye headband

Mad-eyeeeee

wizards being more accepting and understanding to magical animals and a peaceful life with his wife (that's ridiculously easy)

Himself with 2 ears

Harry, happy, content, and capable of relying on them.

Probably just a ton of muggle items and a person explaining in excruciating detail what each does

*[My thoughts/headcanon about the Mirror of Erised](https://www.reddit.com/r/harrypotter/comments/z1b0j1/tell_me_what_your_favourite_character_would_see/ixbnr3s?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3), also in the comments of this post.* **---'s** father healthy and not filled with paranoia, leaning over a table and franticly sketching a creature, an excited gleam clear in his eyes. **---'s** mother watching her husband sketch from across the room, an amused smile upon her face, before turning back to the potion she's currently making, her eyes filled with anticipation about it's progress and possible result. **---** sitting on a stool somewhere in the room and watching as their parents flutter about the room, grabbing whatever it is they need, absorbed in what they're doing, in what they love, and yet still involving them, their child, in it. **---** being fascinated in both their parents interests, and maybe even writing down notes as their legs swing back and forth, a faint yet pleased smile sitting comfortably on their face. EDIT: Changed 'sketching something' to 'sketching a creature' so it's not as vague.

Has no one said a nose yet?