Tactics & Prescience (was Why Bella didn't disapparate/ OOP Az. effects)

[demetra1225]

No: HPFGUIDX 76111

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Talisman" <talisman22457 at y...> 
wrote:
snip 
> At the risk of becoming tedious, I'll note again that I believe 
> Dumbledore killed Sirius. See #66983 and thread. [I would modify 
> that original theory in that, at the time, I thought of how 
> Dumbledore had levitated Harry on past occasions, but (duh) 
> Dumbledore is shooting invisible ropes everywhere in the death 
> chamber.  I've since concluded that Dumbledore immobilized Sirius 
so 
> that he couldn't duck Bella's second blast, and then guided stunned 
> Sirius gently through the veil. Pulling all the invisible strings 
so 
> suits Dumbledore's role as puppetmaster.] 
> 
> Back to the Sirius moment, even though Dumbledore does tough 
things, 
> I think he pays a very hard price. (See Valkyrievixen's post 
> #67288.) 
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The more I think about this, the more I agree with you (as an aside, 
if anyone hasn't read post #66983, I highly recommend checking it 
out).
A thought (theory?) came to me this morning regarding Sirius' death.  
Perhaps Dumbledore didn't "kill" Sirius, maybe he volunteered.  
Here's why I think this is possible.  I can recall Sirius on two 
occasions saying that sometimes one might have to die for the greater 
good.  The first is in the Shreiking Shack incident in POA where he 
yells at Peter "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED...".  
Again, in OOTP, he says (to F&G, I think, sorry don't have the books 
with me) something along the lines of there are things that are worth 
dying for.  
What if Dumbledore went to Sirius and outlined the reasons why Sirius 
had to be removed from Harry's life.  Based on his previous comments 
Sirius would recognize, maybe even welcome based on how miserable he 
is at GP, the virtue of sacrificing himself.  To me, this is more in 
character with the Sirius from POA that I loved.  He is, after all, 
from the "noble" Black family.  What is more noble than laying down 
your own life so that the ultimate evil can be eliminated.  
OK, that's my theory.  Please feel free to shoot holes in it.