Only at this point did the Thestrals that pull the carriages from Hogsmeade Station to Hogwarts castle become visible to him. Even after the death of Cedric Diggory, weeks elapsed before the full import of death’s finality was borne upon him. Harry Potter was unable to see Thestrals for years after his mother was killed in front of him, because he was barely out of babyhood when the murder happened, and he had been unable to comprehend his own loss. It is unsurprising that it took a long time for their significance to be properly understood, because the precise moment when such knowledge dawns varies greatly from person to person. JKR didn't want to introduce a new creature concept at the end of the book, so she developed this explanation for why Harry couldn't see them until the beginning of OOTP:īeing able to see Thestrals is a sign that the beholder has witnessed death, and gained an emotional understanding of what death means. And don’t even get me started on how Harry didn’t see Thestrals at the end of term ride back to the train in his 4th year.
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