Wizard's Death Rituals

[kmcbears1]

No: HPFGUIDX 113353

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:
> <snip> 
> > Luckdragon:
> > 
>  <snip> It drives me crazy that he does not seem more interested in 
> his parents as so many adults around him knew them. He doesn't show 
> any interest in what they did, where they lived before hiding at 
> Godric's hollow, etc; but I suppose it would give too much away 
that 
> is meant to be revealed at a later time.
> > 
> > Angie replies:
> Just because Harry can't find out now (b/c it is to be revealed at 
a 
> later time) doesn't mean he couldn't ask about it or wonder about 
> it.  I mean, I know he can only take so much and he had a lot 
dumped 
> on him at one time, but it doesn't ring true that he doesn't even 
> ask.  For example, when Sirius reveals that he knew James' parents 
> (prime opening) Harry doesn't ask about them!  He seems much more 
> interested in Sirius's heritage (re the Black's ancestral tapestry) 
> than his own.
> 
> I guess there is an argument to be made that the whole subject is 
too 
> painful for Harry.  After all, the more that is revealed about his 
> past, the worse things seem to become for him.

>From kmc:

The first rule that Harry learned at the Dursley's was not to ask 
questions.  This was drummed into him for 10 years.

- kmc