OOP Thestral mistake?

[Mark D.]

No: HPFGUIDX 68313

My explanation for the perceived Thestral Mistakes. When all else 
fails KISS Keep It Simple Stupid!
Although Lily died protecting a one year old Harry, the one year old 
Harry did not see her die! 

As I've seen from my several Nephews and nieces, one year-old 
children spend a lot of time sleeping in their cribs sleeping. 
Considering that Lily was protecting her son, I'm picturing a last 
chance effort of Lily to save Harry by leading Voldemort away from 
her son at the cost of her own life.

Ignoring the scene from the movie, pictu5re Lily trying to lead LV 
away from Harry. She might Hide a sleeping baby away from the crib 
and let herself be seen at a window escaping with a bundle of 
clothes the size of a one year old. LV most likely cut her down with 
Avada Kedavra, and discovering that the bundle was just a bundle 
found Harry and tried to kill him. Th epoint is, Harry NEVER SAW 
DEATH, and thus could not see the Thestrals his first four years at 
Hogwarts.

Sound feasable?

uncmark

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "T.M. Sommers" <tms2 at m...> 
wrote:
> davidbartmess wrote:
> > 
> >      In OOP when Hagrid teaches his class about thestrals, we 
learn
> > that "The only people who can see thestrals are people who have 
seen
> > death".  When everyone arrives at Hogwarts at the start of the 
year,
> > we find the carriages that have always pulled the students to the
> > castle, are pulled by thestrals, and this year for the first time
> > Harry can see them.  Luna Lovegood tells them though, that "I've
> > been able to see them ever since my first day here.  They've 
always
> > pulled the carriages."
> > 
> >      Now supposedly, Harry was able to see them for the first 
time
> > this year because he saw Cedric die last year, at least that's 
what
> > I'm lead to believe, but the problem is that Harry saw death long
> > before last year.  Harry was present when LV killed his mom, 
wasn't
> > he?  Do you have to be old enough to remember seeing the person
> > die?  Was Harry in the same room when LV killed his mom?  
Possible
> > mistake by JRK?  What do you think?
> 
> "The only people who can see thestrals are people who have seen 
death"
> does not mean the same as "Everyone who has seen death can see
> threstrals the instant they see death."  The first sentence states 
that
> seeing death is a necessary condition for seeing threstrals, but 
it does
> not state that seeing death is a sufficient condition for seeing 
them. 
> There is absolutely no inconsistency in the books in this regard.