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

[Tim]

No: HPFGUIDX 117382


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214" <dumbledore11214 at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> --- 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)


JKR has already planted the seed with  the answers to these questions. The book on 
wizarding geneology that Sirius used to smash that many legged instrument that 
skampered up Harry's arm early in OOP when they were cleaning 12 Gimmauld Place.

Tim