what was behind the veil?

[snapesmate]

No: HPFGUIDX 74455

> On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 07:27  AM, Rebecca Black wrote:
> 
> > yeah, so i'm dumb but i never understood what or who
> > was supposed to be behind the veil, is it dead people
> > or whisperings of the future (thats why he thought it
> > was sirius) whats the general theory about the veil?
> 
> Me (Charlie):
> No idea what the "general theory" might be....
><snip>> My opinion is that the veiled doorway in the Department
> of Mysteries is a doorway into the afterlife.  <snip>> Still:  it 
having figured into the action so far, I can't help
> but feel we've not seen the last of it.
> ---
> Charlie, who has nothing clever to add this time

I took it as the doorway to "beyond" for those who's mortal lives had 
ended as well.  Luna Lovegood's remark to Harry: "you'll see him 
(Sirius)" again.  I know you heard them (the voices) too",  
(paraphrasing here), really sticks in my mind.  I am thinking that in 
either book 6 or 7, Harry will somehow further investigate this 
veiled doorway, and try to "use" it.  I know Sirius' death was vital 
to the story, but the way it happened made me feel so cheated.  I am 
anxious to see this thing play out.  I hope Sirius didn't get bumped 
off just to further inflame Harry's anger, because at this point I am 
not seeing what pupose it serves, except maybe to give Harry 
something else to hate Snape for.