Why Didn't Harry Ask About His Parents' Graves? (was: Re: Godric's Hollow)

[dana_052002]

No: HPFGUIDX 149937

Vera:

> I think that firstly Harry was pretty much convinced
> about his parents car accident and that he was so
> overwhelmed by learning he was a wizard and that he
> could finally leave the Dursleys that he never got
> round to investigating their death further.
> 
> Seeing in from an 11-year-old's point of view, their
> death remains a fact that cannot be altered in any
> way. He is proud his parents were wizards, he misses
> them terribly and the events that follow don't let him
> dwell on that.


Dany Now,

>From an 11 years old perspective it is understandable, why he never 
asked about his parents' graves, but, what about when he was getting 
older? Does he know that his parents are burried somewhere? Or due 
to the fact he saw them "coming back" at the end of GOF, he thinks 
(feel, actually) that they are somewhere out there trying to help in 
anyway they can? (even though he KNOWS they are not coming back 
because of what Dumbledore has said)Did he ever stop for a minute  
and think that his parents' bodies might not have been destructed 
along with the house?
I believe it is some kind of a limbo for Harry, Perhaps it just 
hurts so much to ask, maybe he doesn't want to know the truth, maybe 
he feels even more guilty than what we know and he feels he cannot 
face the truth. And it is for sure, that whenever you are right in 
front of the grave of somebody you love, reality overcomes you.
Or maybe as Vera has pointed out, he didnt feel quite ready to know 
and to face reality yet, and this point ends up being convinient for 
the author.
Thanks for sharing your aideas with me,

Take care now,
Dany