He did actually know what was going on. He was just a baby, and he can't really remember it

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I thought he could see the thestrals and no one else could (before Cedric)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

JKR addressed this on her website. Or at least in some interview she did...possibly on MuggleNet. She basically said that because he was just a baby, it never registered with him that he had seen death. That, and there's also the possibility that maybe he wasn't looking when Voldy killed his mom.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually, JK Rowling did say in an interview that Harry was in his crib and couldn't see over the bars. So he didn't actually SEE his mom get killed. I kinda think that he would still be able to see Thestrals if he saw death at any age. But maybe that's just me speculating.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yeah either he didn't see it or remmeber it, so it didn't really count

by Anonymous 13 years ago

JK Rowling also said that only when you accept a death, will you see the thestrals, which is why Harry didn't see them at the end of the year his 4th year. Harry didn't truly accept his mother's death until seeing Snape's memory, and killing Voldemort, when he was truly able to understand what happened. But by that point, he already witnessed and processed other deaths, so there was nothing new to see.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Could you post a link to this interview? I've always wondered why he couldn't see them at the end of his fourth year...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Uh. You guys weren't there. You don't know what happened.

by Anonymous 12 years ago