The death and ghosts (Was Died Because of Hate, Love, Old Age, Low Self-Esteem

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/6/2003 8:14:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Alex 
Fox writes:
> 
> > Sirius died because he was bored, feeling useless, and he 
> > was too head-strong. No other reasons. MHO.
> 
> Okay, all of the above (but one) considered, does this really add 
up to someone who would die mid-battle and say, "Oh, I choose to 
leave the world behind and move on to the unknown"? 
<snip>
> What I'm getting at is, would the Sirius we know choose to move on 
instead of becoming a ghost? I don't think Sirius will come back, 
that's not my point at all. But I *do* think there's something fishy 
about the veil. Perhaps it prevented him from making that choice. 
What do you think?
> 
> Brief Chronicles

I see the choice to move on as an acceptance of death, not an actual 
choice to stay or go.  Those who refuse to accept the reality of 
death are the ones that stay behind as ghosts.  I can see Sirius 
accepting  - not liking it, but accepting - the fact that he crossed 
the veil.  Note: I'm not sure Bellatrix' spell killed him.  I think 
he died when he went through the veil.

Ravenclaw Bookworm