[HPforGrownups] Re: Tactics & Prescience (was Why Bella didn't disapparate/ OOP Az. effects)

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In a message dated 8/8/2003 10:35:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tzakis1225 at netzero.com writes:

> Perhaps Dumbledore didn't "kill" Sirius, maybe he 
> volunteered.

Okay, I either agree or disagree with this.  ;)  Shocked?

My reason to disagree: From what I've seen, we have Remus the thinker who has to keep his emotions in check at all times (probably because of his secret), we have Peter the betrayer who is afraid of his destiny, and we have Sirius the lover who acts based on his emotions and without thinking. We don't know enough about James yet to place him. This is how I view the friends. If Sirius is the lover who acts on his emotions without much forward thinking (as we've seen him be in much of his on-screen time, especially in OoP), then I have a hard time imagining him volunteering to die like that. In fact, I can hear him saying, "Why can't it be Severus?"  :)  Also, I believe that he'd go to Harry with tears and a hug at some strange moment if he knew ahead of time he was going to die. And (forgive me, I don't have a moment to go through the book right now), wasn't it DD who said he didn't think Sirius wanted to die? I can accept that perhaps DD planned Sirius' death (although it hurts to think about), but I have a hard time seeing Sirius accepting it himself.

Now, my reason to agree:  :)  It would make a really emotional story told in flashback if JKR wanted to give us one. DD could spill the beans, we could all have a great, big cry, and maybe even Harry's loyalty could be swayed by the harsh reality.

But I think I lean more toward my reason to disagree.  :)  

What are other opinions?

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