"Report it, definitely," Ford agreed with a nod. As for taking it with them, they'd have to see how things shook out. He knew how to sneakily transport an object that was too big to be comfortably carried with magic, thanks to the wardrobe relocation efforts in April, but just because something had worked once didn't mean it would work again. This Knockturn shop might have some charms in place to prevent people from walking out with their merchandise, or otherwise be a bit more complicated than stealing a wardrobe from a Muggle inn. They probably should at least try to take it with them, so that no one else got stuck inside it while the relevant Ministry department was investigating it (Ford wasn't entirely sure which department that would even be, because if the magic on it was intended to trap people it was no longer a Spirit Division case. Misuse of Muggle Artifacts, maybe? Law Enforcement? Not him was the important bit). If it came down to it and they had the choice between getting away from this situation safely or taking the mirror with them, though, Ford would be choosing to get away. There was a reason he wasn't an auror, and if this was really dark magic being used by dark wizards, there were people who did this sort of thing and Ford wasn't one of them.

"We're not going to get stuck forever," he said resolutely. "I just think we ought to try and be smart about this, so we don't... you know. Have to deal with any unnecessary unpleasantness on the way out." What he meant was that maybe getting out of the mirror quietly was worth a little extra effort, rather than escaping in a way that would alert whoever owned it... since they didn't know anything about those people or their intentions.

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