Harry's questions about his parents (was Harry, Hermione, Sirius, and the Dr

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Magda: 
> 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.<

Pippin:
He's not dumb. But he's done more than teach himself not to ask 
questions. When it comes to his parents, he's taught himself not 
to feel curious. We get a window into this process in PoA, where 
he feels guilty for wanting to hear his parents' voices. 

Harry didn't do this consciously, of course, so he's not aware of 
this repressed curiosity. All he knows is that when  someone 
wants to talk about his parents, he gets the urge to change the 
subject quickly. 

When information does come his way, he jumps on it like a 
starving dog with  a bone, but he  won't look for it.  

There's the added complication in OOP that he knows Molly 
never wants him to hear anything that will upset him, and he 
doesn't want to create more tension between her and Sirius.

Pippin