Funerals are for the living

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 128273

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kempermentor" 
<kempermentor at y...> wrote:
> Will we finally see Harry at a funeral or wake?
> 
> I been able to come up with a weak story on why Harry didn't go to 
> Cedric's funeral.  It has to do with Harry feeling uncomfortable 
as he 
> witnessed it and not wanting to be around Cedric's folks and their 
> grief.

a_svirn:

It is conceivable that he wasn't invited. 

kempermentor:
> But I think Harry AND the Order need to have a funeral or a wake.  
It 
> doesn't need to be huge.  Just a private get together amoung 
friends 
> and family.  What culture doesn't have a death rite?  

a_svirn:

Ah, but there is the rub. What kind of rites of passage are there in 
the WW? Do they have priests? Is there any such thing as religion at 
all for wizards? If yes, do they have the same religions and 
denominations as Muggles? And how does all this witchcraft busyness 
come into this? If not, what do they have instead? I believe that 
JKR has purposely sidestepped the issue so far in order to avoid 
possible controversy with the Church. There has been enough of that 
already and she probably doesn't want any more entanglements with 
the Christian "crusaders".
a_svirn