[HPforGrownups] Why it had to be Sirius

[Buttercup]

No: HPFGUIDX 75693


--- mhershey2001wrote:
 I am wondering what people's theories are
> about why, in the 
> name of the plot, Sirius had to die.  There are a
> lot of 
> possibilities, some obvious, and some less so.  For
> example,
> 1.  To give Harry another loss of a parent figure,
> in order to 
> encourage some sort of internal emotional growth
> necessary for his 
> development into a person capable of killing LV. 
> (but you may argue 
> that any of a number of other people could have died
> instead)
> 2.   To create difficulties for the OoP along the
> lines mentioned in 
> the thread "inheritance" regarding who gets GP, how
> to deal with 
> Kreacher's knowledge, etc.  (this seems to me to be
> the most pure 
> theory for "why sirius" and not someone else)
> 3.    To create a reason for Harry to travel "beyond
> the veil" to 
> gain some understanding he needs to defeat LV.
> 
> Any other ideas?  

Buttercup:

Those are good reasons. I'd like to add that I think
Sirius served his purpose in the plot. He wasn't very
much useful anymore. Because he was in hiding he
couldn't do much for the Order. If he remained all his
scenes would have to be at Grimmauld Place where he
was confined. 

You mentioned "internal emotional growth" for Harry,
and I agree. Harry's got to go through the worse
things possible, be in the lowest valley, in order for
his flourishment into manhood and his achievements to
have real meaning. Besides Ron's or Hermione's deaths,
Sirius' would be the hardest on him. If he's
(hopefully) the victor at the end of Book 7, despite
his hardships, it'll make the final climax more
satisfying.


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Buttercup

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