Harry's Family History

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 2477

Hi

Amanda Lewanski wrote:

> I always get the feeling that Harry holds his mental construct of his
> parents delicately, like a piece of jewelry one treasures and doesn't
> wear so it won't get hurt. And he's still adjusting to the parts he
> *does* know.

Well said.

> He still has only known the truth about them for four years, and it's
> been a pretty busy four years, and the only time he's not busy is when
> he's at the Dursleys', when investigation is pretty much out of the
> question.

I still find it hard to believe that Hermione hasn't done some digging
around.  But, it does serve the plot for us all to be in the dark along
with Harry so . . .

> Nor has he had a lot of quality time with the best source for most of
> this sort of intimate information, Sirius. I'm betting this kind of
> thing will be a lot more developed in the later books.

I think that is *exactly* why Harry won't live with (or spend a
tremendous amount of time with) Sirius in the next book or 2.  It would
be completely implausible for him to live with Sirius & *not* find out
all sorts of information that JKR doesn't want him or us knowing just
yet.  Sirius knew his parents best and probably has as good an idea as
anyone other than those who were there as to what happened that
Halloween night in 1981.

Penny


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