Mirror of Erised

For my Mirror of Erised, I used clip-art to show you what I desire most in life. I have an A+ on there because I want to make good grades for the remainder of my time here at Appalachian, especially since all these upcoming classes have things to do with my major. The chalkboard is to show that I want to be a teacher in my own classroom one day, with a chalkboard where I can teach my students. One also sees "Master's Degree" and "National Boards" on there because these are two things that I really want to achieve during my teaching career. I definitely want to get married one day to the love of my life, whenever that may be. This is why there is a picture of a couple getting married on my mirror. The storyteller is to represent the fact that I want kids of my own one day. I want to be able to sit down with them and tell them stories, just like the lady is doing in this picture. Through this mirror one can see all the desires of my heart and what I want to happen for me one day.

Harry Potter Censorship Issues

I agree that there are many thematic issues present in Harry Potter. The one that touched me the most is the power of love. I loved how the reason that Quirrell/Voldemort could not touch Harry was because his mother's love is what protected him in the first place. Voldemort tells Harry that the only reason his mother died was because she tried to protect her son. I think Neville Longbottom showed loyalty and courage whenever he tried to go find Harry to tell him that Malfoy knew about the dragon and was going to tell the professors. He could have gotten in lots of trouble but he decided he needed to help his friends. Harry's desire was to get that stone before the stone was taken by the "evil" power. When he looked in the Mirror of Erised, he desired this stone so the stone magically appeared in his pocket. Harry's determination also was displayed whenever Harry, Ron, and Hermione went through the trapdoor to find the stone. Harry was going to do whatever it took to get that stone. He went through fire and drank the potion and made sure his friends were safe. He also was determined that Voldemort was not going to hurt him or his friends. Harry was always forced to break the rules and rebel so he could keep up with Malfoy just because he despised him so much. For example, the incident when the students were not supposed to fly while the teacher wasn't there, but Malfoy tempted Harry and off they went! He also snooped around a lot whenever he felt that Snape was up to something and was trying to steal the stone.