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Question: JK Rowling's "Harry Potter" mistakes!?
So there are a couple things I am curious about regarding the Harry Potter series!.
#1: If the 'thestrals' can only be seen by people who have seen death, why couldn't Harry see them until he saw Cedric murdered!? Didn't he witness his mother's murder!? He has flashbacks of seeing the "green jets of light"

#2 Whatever happened to James Potter's parents!? Sirius tells Harry that he went to stay w/ Jame's parents for a while in his late teens, but they are no longer around when James and Lily were killed!. It just seems like James would have SOME living family members, but we never hear from anybody claiming to be related to Harry!. After all, it was only a few years after James and Lily finished at Hogwarts when they were murdered!.

Any thoughts!?!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Go to:

http://mugglenet!.com/
(aka the AWESOMEST HP website ever =P)

Then go to (on the left): The "Books" Section
Below that, click "Mistakes we Found!."

As for your #1 question, JKR said "You can't see them until the death "sinks in!."

Dunno about #2!.
Hope I helped =]Www@QuestionHome@Com

Good questions, I honestly don'tt know about why harry's grand parents never came forward or lily's for that matter but i have wondered in the past about the Thestrals, unless he didn't actually see her get murdered if she was just out of sight when it happened, but also technically harry murdered quirrell because quirrell couldn't stand it when harry touched him he died so harry seen quirrell die so how come he had to wait againuntill cedric died to be able to see them!.

Good questions will think about these for a while now lolWww@QuestionHome@Com

1!. To answer question one: I think you have to be able to comprehend death for you to be able to see thestrals!. Baby Harry had no clue what was going on, It's even suggested he thought it was a game!.

2!. They died during the summer between James' 6th and 7th year!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

good thoughts she wasnt to thorough on that
but wasnt harry a baby wen he's mom died so
its wasnt to clear of a memory
a flash bak inst to real

but i can answer the sencond 1 thats a really good
thoughtWww@QuestionHome@Com

it wouldn't be unusual for Harry's grandparents to be dead and if his parents were only children then he wouldn't have any direct relatives!.

As for the first mistake I've asked the same question!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1 Harry was only a baby and he didn't really know what was happening when his mother was killed

2 They both died in the summer between James' 6th and 7th year, can't remember why sorry

LOVE HPWww@QuestionHome@Com

J!.K Rowling has stated that his grandparents are dead!.
as far as the thestrals harry only saw the green flashing light not the death itself plus he was to young to even know what it wasWww@QuestionHome@Com

1!. he was just a baby when his parents died, he didn't remember much, he didn't understand that they were dead!.!.!.
2!. they died in the summer sometime!.!.!.it says in one of the books!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

many muggles had seen death on tv but they havent experience in real life!.

that s not a mistake

harry potter is better than twilight just to be sure if you are one of them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Woo Hoo!!!! No hate mail from Twilighters yet!!! Is the war over, or is it merely a cease-fire!?

Good questions - I believe the closest you'll get to answers have been done above!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

hang on!. let me call JK!.Www@QuestionHome@Com