Sirius' death

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I've been reading a lot of posts about *why* Sirius had to die, and 
as much as I liked Sirius, trying to find meaning in his death seems 
pointless.  JKR herself said that she was trying to show how 
arbitrary life and death are (webcast transcript). 

I guess I can relate because I just lost my father after a freak car 
accident. There was no rhyme or reason for it, someone (whose 
husband died at the scene) just lost control of her vehicle and ran 
into my parents' car.  My dad fought for 4 months before he died 
from complications and medical mistakes.

I'm a lot older than 16 and knew him my whole life, so I can accept 
that Dad is gone without feeling abandoned the way Harry does.  But 
my point is that there *is* no reason Sirius had to die.  It just 
happened.  JKR did just what she said she was trying to do.

Ravenclaw Bookworm