Why Sirius had to die

[susanbones2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 73257

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Carolin Mönkemeyer 
<shokoono at g...> wrote:
> > Me:
> Everything said up to now sounds sensible to me. But there is one 
more thing
> about Sirius nobody notices:
> When being back in the headmaster's office after the fight DD tells 
Harry
> that the person Sirius cared most about was Harry. The canon tells 
us that
> Sirius was the kind of person that would have died to rescue the 
ones he
> likes/loves so much.
> The prophecy says Harry would be dieing. Respectless if he really 
will be
> dieing defeating LV, Sirius would never erver would allow such a 
situation
> happening where Harry gets into highest danger, so he would never 
be able do
> do what he is forseen to do. And if Harry died doesn't anybody 
think Sirius
> would go insane for he still could not forgive himself that James 
and Lilly
> died and now even Harry would have been dead.... That would be far 
too much
> for him.
> 
> Yours Finchen

Sirius had to die for two reasons. Finchen mentions one. That Sirius 
is the only person alive who'd have stood in the way of DD's plan, 
ie, he would not let Harry be put in harm's way if he could help it. 
2ndly, Harry needed to be forever protected from LV's ability to take 
over his soul. The only way that could be accomplished was for Harry 
to experience the feeling that drove LV out. That was his desire to 
embrace death combined with his love for Sirius. LV is afraid of one 
thing only, death. Now that Harry has proved he's more than willing 
to give up life, he is protected from the kind of in-roads LV made in 
OOP. Notice that DD did not directly address Harry (look him in the 
eye) until LV fled his body at the MOM. Sirius had to die. Check out 
posts 66983 and 67142 for a much more detailed analysis.
Jennifer