Harry notes that until he witnesses Snape's memories in the Pensieve, he's never had any difficulty believing his father, James Potter, was a good person. Developing this understanding of the complexity of interpersonal relationships, the novel suggests, is a key element of coming of age and building strong bonds with others.
As Harry grapples with these questions and simultaneously undergoes experiences that impress upon him how important his friends are, Harry begins to come to a more complete understanding of who he is and who's a part of his community. However, as the year progresses, Harry learns some unsavory things about his father and begins to question how much he should actually admire him.
To compensate, Harry relies on Sirius, his godfather and his father's best friend, as well as others who knew his parents, to give him a sense of who his parents were and where he fits into his biological family. Having grown up with his abusive Muggle aunt and uncle as adoptive parents, Harry's experiences of family have been fractured at best.
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