Harry's Depression in OoP

[huntergreen_3]

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Del wrote:
>> I don't remember him blaming himself for Cedric's death weeks or 
months after it happened. Harry blames himself right after it 
happened, but IMO that's not at all a sign of depression, that's not
at all excessive guilt. It's just the normal kind of guilt that many
innocent people feel when something bad happens and they wonder if 
they could have prevented it.<<

Alla replied:
>>Harry is still having nightmares about graveyard. If that is not the
sign of guilt, I don't know what is.<<

And so did Lisl:
>>IMO, Harry *would have* continued feeling guilty about Cedric if he 
hadn't been so distracted by everyone not believing him about 
Cedric's death in the first place. Look - before he returns to 
Hogwarts in OotP, Cedric's death is haunting his dreams, and he has 
to refuse to allow himself to think about it<<

HunterGreen:
I don't know if having nightmares about Cedric constitutes *guilt*. 
Its more a reaction to a traumatic incident, a basic sign of post-
traumatic stress. He witness Cedric dying, whether or not he thinks 
its his fault, its going to bother him. Its certainly bothering Cho 
and there's no way she could think its her fault. 
In the case of Sirius, I think the revelation about the prophecy is 
distracting him from his guilt (which he does have a reason to feel, 
unlike in the case of Cedric). IMO He could go either way in the next 
book, those feelings may or may not continue (they could be replaced 
with basic grief or depression).