Would you be able to see a thestral?

[Anna, ~Ravenclaw addicted to reading~]

Would you be able to see a thestral?

(reminder: you can only see a thestral if you have seen death.)

[Madilyn]

Unless fictional deaths count, no

[Mary]

Meaning having watched someone die?

[[deleted user]]

No. I've lived quite a sheltered life in that respect. Both of my sets of grandparents are still alive. I'm obviously happy about that, but I'm worried that when I see death when I'm older, which I inevitably will, I will not cope as well as someone who has experienced a loved one dying when they're younger.

One thing I never understood about the thestrals was why Harry could only see them in fourth year if he saw his mother die when he was one?

[Mary]

Eleanor wrote: "No. I've lived quite a sheltered life in that respect. Both of my sets of grandparents are still alive. I'm obviously happy about that, but I'm worried that when I see death when I'm older, which I..."

Wow! Good point. I never thought about the fact that he should have always been able to see them.

[Anna, ~Ravenclaw addicted to reading~]

Oh wow! I also never realized that!
I would be able to see them, as I saw my baby brother die. But thanks to God, he is now alive and well! (He drowned at age one)

[Georgia]

I would see them as I was at a ternamint and I looked and the persons hater beat stopped. He was dead for about 2 of 3 min then he got revived

[Anna, ~Ravenclaw addicted to reading~]

Oh wow! That must have been scary!

[Georgia]

Ya it was

[Anna, ~Ravenclaw addicted to reading~]

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[Georgia]

Ya I did

[[deleted user]]

I am very thankful that I would not be able to see them