Ignotus and the Mirror: a Response to Terri_Testing and Jodel

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So I have a theory about Ignotus’s connection to the Mirror of Erised, inspired by the recent essay by Terri_Testing, and particularly one of Jodel’s comments. This theory assumes that at least some of the information in the legend of the three brothers is true, but doesn’t require that it be completely true (though it can be). Essentially, Ignotus built the Mirror in an (unsuccessful) attempt to communicate with his dead brothers.

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