Harry's questions about his parents

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No: HPFGUIDX 117403


Juli:
> To explain Harry's lack of curiosity internally (so as to make 
sense
> of the character) I suppose one can use the "He was abused" theory
> to let him off the hook. It still doesn't jibe for me. Because of 
the abuse
> he lived with, finding out his parents (and, presumably, 
grandparents)
> were loving and devoted to him would be something you'd think he'd 
> embrace, wanting to know everything he could find out about them. 


Alla:

Oh, Juli, of course this excuse is not the strongest one for me, but 
one can only do as much of metathinking. :o)

"Abused theory" works for me or should I say worked for me prior to 
OOP not in a  sense that Harry would not WANT to know about his 
loving parents but in a sense that Dursleys firmly drilled into him 
that he is not supposed to ask or he will be punished. You know, the 
only reason for not asking is fear of punishment, nothing else.

But after OOP I am firmly with Marianne. He lived in the same house 
with Remus and Sirius.

Enough said. :o)

Juli:

> I prefer to chalk it down to the plot device it clearly is, and 
assume 
> Harry does think about his family, and has asked questions about
> them out of the readers' presence. It's preferable to assuming he's
> stupid or in some way insensitive--at least for me--even if it 
means
> conjecturing beyond what's actually written. 


Alla:

I welcome any explanation which helps me not to think of Harrry as 
stupid. :o) And of course the main reason is plot dictated.