Harry's questions about his parents (was Harry, Hermione, Sirius, and the Dream, 2-way mirror)

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No: HPFGUIDX 117380


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich 
<mgrantwich at y...> wrote:

snip.

> My annoyance with Harry over the whole curiosity issue has grown so
> much that it interferes with my willingness to see him as an
> attractive character.  I'm starting to think he's just dumb in a 
lot
> of ways.


Alla:

Yes, it is annoying, but I believe that this is plot dictated and 
plot dictated only. He is not supposed to know yet, so he is not 
asking. But I agree with you - it looks more and more stupid in 
every book.

She could get away with it in the beginning  with "Dursleys forbade 
him ot ask questions, so as abused kid he subconsciously decided 
that he would be better off not asking" or something like that, but 
he is fifteen now and had been in Hogwarts for five years.

I don't think Harry is dumb, but he'd better start asking in the 
HBP. :o)