OOP- Harry out of character?

[Renee Daniels]

No: HPFGUIDX 63215

Grey Wolf said:
> Harry has always shown a dreadful *lack* of curiosity.
> Probably due to his upbringing, where questions where not well 
> received by the Dursleys, and later on during Hogwarts where he has 
> discovered again and again that curiosity kills the cat (pun 
> intended, even if somewhat black), Harry is perfectly within 
> character to NOT ask questions.

Jennifer said:
> I'm going to have to disagree with you re: Harry's curiosity. I 
> think he's *very* curious about things. Just look at his dreams in  
> OotP--he really wants to know what's beyond that door. Throughout 
> the books, he seeks out information and tries to solve puzzles. 
> However, you are dead on that he just doesn't ask questions and 
> that is probably due to his upbringing, as you say. Instead, he 
> sneaks around  to find out what the deal with Nicolas Flamel is in 
> PS/SS and lets Voldemort into his head in OotP in hopes of finding 
> out what's behind the door.
> 

Me:
Harry is extreamly curious obout the things in his immediate vacinity 
and that influence him directly. He's curious about Flamel, the 
Chamber, etc. But, as Jennifer said, he never takes the forward 
approch to information twice. If his direct question is rebuffed then 
he snoops on his own. At the same time, there are instances in which 
Harry is not curious, and while it may be a plot device, these 
instances are all related to the past. Harry never asks about his 
parents, asks about how well Lupin knew Sirius/James, asks about DD's 
intrest in him, etc.

In essance, Harry suffers from selective curiosity

~Calimora (bitter.)