# Read the thing - Harry Potter, that is. Howbout you? (May contain spoilers)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 21, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-the-thing-harry-potter-that-is-howbout-you-may-contain-spoilers/183471 "2003-06-21T20:31:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-the-thing-harry-potter-that-is-howbout-you-may-contain-spoilers/183471/81 "2003-06-26T17:45:20Z")

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Also, when Harry finally opens the package, it’s a two way mirror, with a note from Sirius saying if he needed to talk to him, just use the mirror. He tries to talk to Sirius, realizes he can’t, and smashes the mirror. It seems to me he smashes it out of frustration and guilt.

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**Author:** ![Humble\_Servant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/47e85d/32.png) [@Humble\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Humble_Servant)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-the-thing-harry-potter-that-is-howbout-you-may-contain-spoilers/183471/82 "2003-06-26T17:51:52Z")

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[spoiler]IMHO, Book 5 is about Harry screwing up big time–he got scammed by V and got his godfather killed. He put a bunch of students and Order members in serious danger. It _is_ his fault and he now rightly has a huge burden of guilt. He had a bunch of chances not to screw-up, including the 2-way mirror, but screwed-up nonetheless.

The next book will deal with a humbled Harry trying to pick himself up and go on again–like real-life people do.[/spoiler]

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-the-thing-harry-potter-that-is-howbout-you-may-contain-spoilers/183471/83 "2003-06-26T17:51:55Z")

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Seriously, why the spoiler boxes on page 2 of a thread with “Spoiler” in the title?

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**Author:** ![Stephi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-the-thing-harry-potter-that-is-howbout-you-may-contain-spoilers/183471/84 "2003-06-26T18:01:36Z")

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Everyone else was doing it, so I thought I’d do put up a spoiler box in case someone complained about spoilerage. In the other harry potter thread, there are no spoiler boxes, so I didn’t bother.

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**Author:** ![mcms\_cricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mcms\_cricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcms_cricket)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-the-thing-harry-potter-that-is-howbout-you-may-contain-spoilers/183471/85 "2003-06-26T19:07:52Z")

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Yep, that’s why I used the spoiler boxes too. I admit it - I conformed!

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