It shows him what he most desires: his happy, loving, alive family.
interesting fact: Erised backward is Desire.
It was called "The Mirror of Erised". The Mirror of Erised if I remember correctly
This is in the chapter about the Mirror of Erised.
It is called the Mirror of Erised. The mirror appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Dumbledore hid the stone inside the mirror.
The Mirror of Erised.
His parents, as he sees in the mirror or Erised.
The Mirror of Erised.
Harry sees his family for the first time in his life through the Mirror of Erised. They're not really there. They're in the mirror. This is in the first book I think, "The Sorcerer's Stone". The Mirror of Erised is in Hogwarts in a deserted classroom.
Harry hoped that the Mirror of Erised would show him where the Philosopher's Stone was. Instead, the Mirror gave him the stone.
The mirror of erised has nine words on it which says: "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi". Written in the correct way this says: "I show not your face but your hearts desire."
The Mirror of Erised and the two-way mirrors are not real things.
The Mirror of Erised has an inscription of nine words "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi" that spells "I show not your face but your heart's desire" backwards.
The Harry Potter series contains the Mirror of Erised, a mirror that shows not one's reflection, but instead their greatest desire.