Chapter 9 - Mirror of Erised

The next morning Harry and Ron came running up to Nikki in the common room.

"Guess what I...I mean we did last night." said Harry, looking excited.

"Please don't tell me you went to find out about that Nicholas Flamel guy. Hagrid told us not to and for once I agree with him." said Nikki angrily.

"Okay at first, only I went to the library. So I could check the restricted section under my cloak, but then Filch heard me so I ran for it. On the way I found a room which had this weird mirror and when I looked into it I saw my parents standing next to me, but when I got Ron to look into it he saw himself all grown up with the Quidditch cup."

"You went to the restricted section in the library and nearly got caught? What were you thinking? asked Nikki.

"That's not the point. I want you to check what that mirror is trying to show us because you're clever and you'll know what its for." said Ron.

"Okay. Let's just say that I do go and look at this mirror with you, but we can't let anyone else find out. Neville already knows about Nicholas Flamel, we don't need him to know anything else. Not yet anyway."

"Why don't you and Harry go? I've got to stay here anyway to do my homework. If Neville comes and asks I'll just say you two are still looking for NicholasFlamel."

"That's cool with me. Nikki let's go."

"What now?"

"Yes Nikki now. Come on." Harry grabbed Nikki's arm and took her to the room where he found the mirror. "That's the mirror which I saw my parents in."

"Wow. It's beautiful. Anyway let me check what I can see in the mirror and then I'll try and think what the mirror is for." Nikki walked up to the mirror and stood in front of it. "Okay I can see myself on my seventeenth birthday and all of you are there." by the words all of you she only meant Fred. "I can also see this man with red hair, he's tall and thin, but he's not Ron'sdad. He's younger than that. I can also see a woman with long black hair. Wait a minute I've seen her before. She's the woman who keeps getting killed my dreams."

She walked away from the mirror and Harry went to go and sit in front of it.

"I'm confused. I don't have a clue right now what that means, but give me a second let me think."

"Ah lotsof students have tried to work out what this mirror is trying to show you and only some have figured it out. Let me give you a clue. What you see in the mirror is something you wish can come true."
Harry and Nikki turned to see Dumbledore standing behind them.

"So this mirror shows you what you want, whatever you want." said Harry.

"Yes and no. You can only see your deepest desire in the Mirror of Erised."

Nikki was writing something on a piece of parchment. "Midnight give this letter to Ron as quickly as you can."

"What did you write to him?" asked Dumbledore.

"I asked him what his greatest wish was in the whole world. Like Harry's would be to see his parents, but I don't get it. When I looked in the mirror I saw me and Fred with this man who looked like he was related to Mr Weasley and a woman with long black hair who I keep seeing in my dreams getting killed. It's my seventeenth birthday. It doesn't make sense at all. I'm leaving. This mirror is stupid, all its doing is making me more frustrated and angry. I'll see you later Harry." Nikki said as she made her way to the door.

"Okay bye Nikki." said Harry.

Nikki went to the library to see if she could find anything that could explain the Mirror of Erised to her. On her way there she bumped into Fred.

"Sorry Nikki."

"Hey Fred. Where were you yesterday? I asked George and Lee Jordan, but they didn't tell me."

"Oh I was in the library doing some work. Nothing important."

"Yeah right. Like I'm supposedto believe that you spent all day in the library on Christmas. I wasn't born yesterday Fred. Now tell me the truth."

"Fine, but don't tell anyone okay?"

"I won't. Now spill."

"I was finishing the last touches on my present for my mum. I thought I might make her a present this year and not just buy one like I do every year."

"Aww that's so sweet. What did you make?"

"I made her a necklace which said 'I love you mum'on it."