Harry-James-Lily relationship, posthumous (was: Harry's lack of curiosity)

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., misanthropicsocialite at h... wrote:

Although it isn't pictorally represented by JKR, it has 
> been assumed by most readers that Harry *has* thought of his 
parents, 
> and probably a substantial amount over the years-- it would have 
been 
> impossible not to.  But *what* did he think about?  He had no idea 
> what they looked like before Hagrid explained the situation, IIRC; 
> did he picture that? 

Perhaps his aunt had one or two pictures of the sister she disliked 
so much lying around. Perhaps he would also consider that he 
resembled his parents. 

 Did he think about what it would have been like 
> if they had been alive all this time?  Most likely.  Did he think 
> about (in his moodier moments) their deaths?  Probably.  
> 
> I wonder if perhaps Harry, when placed in certain situations (being 
> bullied, etc.), thought about what would be different if his 
parents 
> had been around, rather than the Dursleys... he might even have had 
> an entire parallel universe roaming in his mind.
> 

That sounds very likely/psychologically convincing. I think we'll get 
even more on this once JKR starts to tell us more about the 
mysterious surrounding that night, and to develop his parents' 
personalities. 

> 
> Harry, who has never met his parents, calls them "Mum" and "Dad".  
> Draco Malfoy, on the other hand, refers to his parents as "Mother" 
> and "Father", people that he knows and sees frequently.  What does 
> that say?    
> 

Probably it's supposed to show the stuffy, overly formal and cold 
relations of the Malfoy family. 

Charmian