The Problem with Lupin (long) was Re: How Close Are Harr...

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 96950

I vmonte wrote:

I have to agree with Nora. There are other problems as well. For
example, why doesn't Harry ever ask questions? (See post 93622.)

Some posters believe that Harry was taught not to ask questions by
the Dursley's. But Harry asks the Dursley's questions all the time?!
Most recently, he asked Petunia (in OOTP) if she was getting
correspondence from someone in the WW?

The only way to answer for Harry's lack of curiosity is to
acknowledge that JKR is not ready to reveal certain information.
Unfortunately, I think that it's reasonable for Harry to ask, for
example, what happened to his grandparents? Would it really take
Harry 6 or 7 years at Hoggwarts before he becomes curious?


Batchevra responded:
The mistake that you are making is equating curiousity with 
questioning. A person can be curious and still not question certain 
people. If you notice, Harry questions his friends, but not adults 
because his questions are answered by his friends but not by adults. 

vmonte again:
So why doesn't he talk to his friends about it?  Example: 'Ron your 
parents wouldn't happen to know what happened to my grandparents 
would they?'