Wizard's Death Rituals

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 113354

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
wrote:

Angie:
> Also, it's always bothered me that Harry never seems to think about 
> his parents on Halloween, the day that they died.  I know that he 
> thinks about them at other times, but it just seems odd to me.  
Most 
> people who are old enough to understand what the anniversary of a 
> death is acknowledge it in some way.

Geoff:
But how do you know that Harry doesn't think about them? The books do 
not record every minute of Harry's day nor every thought he has. It 
is quite possible that when it crosses his mind he doesn't 
necessraily make a remark or it may be while he is on his own tinking 
quietly.

I suddenly remembered when I read this post that in November, it will 
be 10 years since my father died. But I'm not going to jump up and 
phone people or say to everyone I meet today "I've just remembered 
that I'm coming up to the 10th anniversary of my father's death." 
It's something I think about quietly from time to time, often when 
I'm on my own.

Geoff
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