Harry leaving Privet Drive

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No: HPFGUIDX 93586

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> 
> Harry presumably never knew about Godric's Hollow until he was 11. 
> His movements have been (and are very often during holidays) dictated 
> by the Dursleys; during term time, I don't feel that the Hogwarts 
> staff would want him galloping off into the outback to look at the 
> remains of his parents' house.
> 
> You may say, well what about when he was at the Burrow? well, he was 
> busy enjoying his time with the family there and the thought may not 
> have crossed his mind; there again, what would Molly's reaction be to 
> Harry wanting to go off on a search like this? On his visits to the 
> Burrow, there are usually factors limiting his movements away from 
> the others - certainly Sirius Black (apparently after him) in POA and 
> the post-World Cup problems in GOF.
> 
> I just do not think that the opportunity has arisen for him to make 
> this "pilgrimage".

Maybe. 
He was 11 when he was told the truth, or part of it anyway. He's now
16 and not once has he asked questions or expressed any desire to
know more about the GH  incident since the first revelations, though
he obviously feels strongly about it, as evidenced by his initial reaction
to Sirius in the Shrieking Shack. IMO this is partly because everyone 
else seems to treat it as a taboo subject, but he must have loads of 
questions and no-one to ask.

No, the Dursleys wouldn't take him there, Molly might, depends how 
he broached the subject. But I was thinking of all those Christmas
holidays spent moping around the school as a suitable time. I bet
Hagrid would take him with a bit of persuasion.

Kneasy