Why couldn't Harry see the thestrals at the end of the BOOK Goblet of Fire, when he could when the carriages turned up in Order of the Phoenix? After all, he saw Cedric die before they caught the carriages to take them to the Hogwarts Express in Goblet. Was this a mistake, a previously unthought of creature, or is there a different explanation?
2007-05-17 05:32:28 · 7 answers · asked by Already Saved 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Jo Rowling answered this question as follows:
"I’ve been asked this a lot. Harry didn’t see his parents die. He was in his cot at the time (he was just over a year old) and, as I say in ‘Philosopher’s Stone’, all he saw was a flash of green light. He didn’t see Quirrell’s death, either. Harry had passed out before Quirrell died and was only told about it by Dumbledore in the last chapter.
He did, however, witness the murder of Cedric, and it is this that makes him able to see the Thestrals at last. Why couldn’t he see the Thestrals on his trip back to the train station? Well, I didn’t want to start a new mystery, which would not be resolved for a long time, at the very end of the fourth book. I decided, therefore, that until Harry is over the first shock, and really feels what death means (ie, when he fully appreciates that Cedric is gone forever and that he can never come back, which takes time, whatever age you are) he would not be able to see the Thestrals. After two months away from school during which he has dwelled endlessly on his memories of the murder and had nightmares about it, the Thestrals have taken shape and form and he can see them quite clearly"
2007-05-17 05:50:23 · answer #1 · answered by KB 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I remember wondering the same thing at first, but I happened across the answer on JK Rowling's website a few months ago.
She says that, though Harry had seen Cedric die, he hadn't had enough time to fully process the experience, and was therefore still unable to see the thestrals. She also said something about how if simply seeing someone killed allowed you to see thestrals, Harry would have seen them from the beginning because he witnessed his mother's death as a baby. Since he was so young and didn't comprehend the death he was witnessing, he was unable to see the thestrals. Harry didn't fully come to grips with what had happened to Cedric until that summer, which is why he could suddenly see the thestrals upon his return to Hogwarts.
You can check it out on JK Rowling's website in the FAQ section. Like I said, it was a few months ago that I read this, but I'm sure its still there if you want to have a look.
Cheers!
2007-05-17 05:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question, considering that when he was a baby, he saw his mother die. He was in the room with her when Voldemort killed her. He should have been able to see them the whole time. Also, there are others in the school that had seen people die, and they had never said anything before.
I seem to remember (I could be wrong on this, since it's been a while since I've read that one) that they caught the boat or walked to the train at the end of that one.
Good question!! hope you figure out the answer.
Good luck!! have a good day!!
2007-05-17 05:39:18 · answer #3 · answered by Silver Thunderbird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 06:16:35 · answer #4 · answered by truesdale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not think that harry will be able to notice anything at all, in the confusion he was in.
Any way I do think it will be a mistake really.
But a good question.If you do not get plausible answers, post it in mugglenet.com.You will get good reward.
2007-05-17 06:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by robbie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I'm thinking that he was still to shook up from the end of the Triwizard Tournament to notice.
2007-05-17 06:18:14 · answer #6 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow... never thought about it... good question...
I guess it's JK mistake... well can't blame her really.... she put too many little details
2007-05-17 05:47:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋