Neville and thestrals

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No: HPFGUIDX 82387

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler" 
<hickengruendler at y...> wrote:

> Neville can already see the Thestrals. It's mentioned in the 
> chapter "The eye of the snake". He says, he saw his grandfather 
die. There is another part that proves, that Neville can see the 
horses. It's the very beginning of the chapter "The Department of 
Mysteries". Harry, Neville and Luna climb the Thestrals, while 
Hermione, Ron and Ginny can't see them and need help from Luna.
> 
> Hickengruendler

That's what happens when your fingers get ahead of your thoughts 
<pounding head against the wall>.  The other half of the thought 
(that didn't get into the origianl post) is wondering if the other 
kids had "seen death".  They weren't in the room to actually witness 
Sirius' death, but they knew Sirius (at least Ron, Hermione and 
Ginny did) and would be understand what death meant.  Do they have 
to actually see the event or the body, or does being part of the 
battle count?

Ravenclaw Bookworm