ok im a harry potter fanatic, but i still found a teeny flaw. anyone else notice it/have an answer for it?
the book (OOTP) clearly says that those who have seen death can see thestrals. harry isn't able to see thestrals till 5th year, after he had watched cedric die. but he should've been able to see them since first year, because as we know (and as is elaborated in book 7), harry witnessed the deaths of his parents (and quirrel i guess?)
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2007-12-20 12:59:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Harry did not directly see his mother's death. He could hear it, but he was lying on his back looking at the ceiling and only saw the flash of green light.
And when Quirrel was killed by Voldemort, Harry was unconscious.
2007-12-20 13:05:52 · answer #1 · answered by Pip 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person both has to witness death and let it sink in that someone is gone. Harry's view was largely obstructed by his crib when his mother was killed (remember Harry was upstairs when Voldemort killed his father so he couldn't see his death) and as a baby he did not understand that his mother was dead. By the time he could understand and accept their deaths, he didn't really remember it beyond it seeming like a dream. Even when Lupin was teaching him the Patronus charm, Harry could only really remember hearing his mother die, not actually seeing it. As for Quirrel, Harry was unconcious when Quirrel actually died. The last thing he'd remember of Quirrel was both the immense pain he felt from touching Quirrel to prevent him from getting the stone for Voldemort and the immense pain Quirrel was in.
Rowling answered this ver question on her website. The following link is to the text-only version of her sit. More accurately, it's to the answer for this question.
2007-12-20 22:58:02 · answer #2 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, harry was only one when his parents were killed, so he wasn't really able to understand the impact of it. i think it only works if the death has an impact on the person (cedric was the first of many).
2007-12-20 21:08:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
true. but maybe you have to be aware of the fact that the people are dying. Harry Potter was a baby.
2007-12-20 21:05:46 · answer #4 · answered by - 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he shouldnt have been able to see them since first year he should have been able to see them from 4th year because in first year he takes the boats in second year they cant get through to the platform on the train i forget what happens in third year but they dont take the carriages
2007-12-21 01:31:25 · answer #5 · answered by babyoutrigger99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
but he was a child then and he couldnt have remembered it then but after seeing cedric ie right in front of him caused him to see them
2007-12-20 21:08:39 · answer #6 · answered by ////Eyeliner//// 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, i spotted that one too. i think it's just a blooper between books. sometimes it's difficult to keep all the details straight.
2007-12-21 02:15:09 · answer #7 · answered by monkey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋