Thestrals, death (was Re: newbie with questions)

[Tesha]

No: HPFGUIDX 159517

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "spookedook" <spookedook at ...> wrote:
>
> Carla:
> If I might also venture another explanation.  Harry was a baby when
> his parents died, he has no memory of it.  We also don't know if he
> actually witnessed it.  The confrontation between Lily and LV might
> have been outside of Harry's line of sight.
> 
> The death of Quirrell was the death of an enemy.  Harry didn't suffer
> a loss there.  I think the death that must be witnessed is that of
> someone you care about....a friend or relative.  The death Luna
> witnessed was that of her Mother.  It must be a personal loss in order
> to see the Thestrals.  Cedric was his friend.  He felt a loss.
> 
> 
> Tinktonks:
> 
> Also just to add to a very eloquent answer I'm pretty sure that Harry
> was unconscious by the time Quirrell actually died.

 Tesha:
   oh, so right!

"He felt Quirrell's arm wrenched from his grasp, knew all was lost,
and fell into blackness, down... down... down..."

next scene: "The smiling face of Dumbledore swam into view..." <SNIP>

He asks DD if Q got the stone...   Harry never saw his death.