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From Economic Base for Harry Potter's World (Straight Dope boards):
One of the biggest plot holes in the series is just how LITTLE Harry knows about his parents, as well as how little he's even asked anyone about them (in story, something else always comes up to cut such conversations short, but it seems implausible that Harry would go six years without trying to find out and refusing to be distracted).
I think Harry knows about as much about his parents as most people would about someone in their family who'd died when they were young-- most of us know more about our parents because our parents have lived to raise us and done more things in that time. So, here's 5 questions that Harry could answer "yes, definitely" to-- what do you know about your parents?
[Poll #842978]
My answers will be in the first comment.
One of the biggest plot holes in the series is just how LITTLE Harry knows about his parents, as well as how little he's even asked anyone about them (in story, something else always comes up to cut such conversations short, but it seems implausible that Harry would go six years without trying to find out and refusing to be distracted).
I think Harry knows about as much about his parents as most people would about someone in their family who'd died when they were young-- most of us know more about our parents because our parents have lived to raise us and done more things in that time. So, here's 5 questions that Harry could answer "yes, definitely" to-- what do you know about your parents?
[Poll #842978]
My answers will be in the first comment.
