Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (film)

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Not to be flippant about (okay, maybe I'm being a little flippant), but if JKR says its one of the conditions, than its one of the conditions. She created thestrals, so she can make the conditions whatever she bloody well wants to.

I popped back in to answer a question I thought was posted in this thread, but was mistaken--however, since I'm here, I thought I'd clarify that the condition to which I'm referring was NOT set in the book. JKR only said it on a site after she'd be caught in the slip-up. That makes a bit of difference than if it had been in the book--she can change things as she pleases, but it wouldn't be raising flags to people if it'd been set all along. But like I said, she's written to much genius for anyone to really hold it against her.

[lyrica9]

i got the impression that you had to comprehend the death for the thestrals to appear, which would explain why harry couldn't see them before, because i don't think the actual killing of his parents registered enough in his mind for him to truly appreciate death.