OOP: Sirius thoughts ...

[hedgehogwings]

No: HPFGUIDX 67411

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "l3al3y_Doll_3" 
<Kiss2Kiss1 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "minetourjunkie" 
> <sarah_wendling at h...> wrote:
> > Hi again,
> > 
> > I'm posting in several messages for organization sake ... 
> > 
> > My two (well maybe 4) cents on Sirius' death.  I won't quote 
> people 
> > because, frankly, reading all the posts has made them blur 
> together.
> > 
> > Did I expect it: nope.  Though reading some of the signs other 
> people 
> > saw, I feel almost silly.  Grim indeed!  Almost - he was a 
> favorite 
> > character of mine, so I was optimistically hoping to see him all 
> the 
> > way through.  As it happened, I was shocked by it and wound up 
> > bursting into quite a fit of tears which continued right on 
> through 
> > to the end.  Yep, I'm a sappy sort.
> > 
> > The narrative repurcussions: well, it does provide Harry with a 
> > really tangible motivation for going gung ho at Voldemort.  Ya 
> sure, 
> > Voldemort killed his parents, but that was years ago.  And he 
> didn't 
> > know them.  Sirius, he was close to in life.  That's gotta 
ratchet 
> up 
> > a revenge desire.  However, I must agree with the many people 
who 
> are 
> > upset at the loss of a potentially interesting arc.  I was all 
> > excited to see how his life played out - could he be cleared?  
If 
> he 
> > was, what would he do?  He's been in prison or in hiding for 
most 
> of 
> > his adult life.  Can he now turn around and function in normal 
> > society?  Will people trust him, hire him etc. or will he never 
> lose 
> > the stigma of his conviction?  The list, as others have 
> demonstrated, 
> > is endless.  And it's all been snuffed out. (pardon the slight 
pun 
> > there ...)
> > 
> > Speaking of narrative possibilities, what do we think of a 
> possible 
> > showdown/rematch with Bellatrix?
> > 
> > And I loved the idea of being killed by a metaphor.  Whoever 
> > suggested the "kicking the bucket" idea ... well that was 
> brilliant.  
> > 
> > So, where do I sign up for the denial of Sirius' death group?  
I'm 
> > holding out hope for some sort of miracle.  Unlikely?  Sappy?  
> > Contrived?  You bet it would be.  But I could get past that to 
> have 
> > Sirius back.  I am convinced he could be pulled out from that 
> > curtain ... ah denial ... such a lovely state of existance.
> > 
> > Worst moment for me?  Harry finding that mirror.  Ah if only 
he'd 
> > thought of that sooner ... nothing more upsetting than 
> hindsight ... 
> > having lost a parent myself, it was most upsetting to watch 
> Harry's 
> > denial as he tries to find any method of contacting Sirius.  
Very 
> > nicely done, JKR.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Sarah W.


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> Yes, I was upset about Sirius' death as well, one of my most 
> favorite characters. I'm not sure about being pulled from behind 
the 
> veil, since we have yet to learn much about it, but perhaps in 
other 
> ways. Maybe more memories...? 
> 
> And the mirror... After Harry saw Snape's memory and decides he 
> needs to speak to Sirius and is going through all that trouble, 
all 
> I'm thinking is "HELLO! THE MIRROR!" After all, Sirius did tell 
him 
> to use it if ever Harry needed him, though Harry didn't yet know 
> what was in it. But I guess with everything going on, it's only 
> logical the package would have escaped his mind.
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I don't think it is, though. With how important Sirius is to Harry, 
I would have expected him to open the package as soon as he got it. 
Instead, he forgets about it for months? He's paid enough attention 
to the other presents Sirius gave him, so I can't really understand 
why he would completely ignore this one, whatever else was going on.

Jess