OoP: What was the Point of this Death? And Phineas ??s

[Regina]

No: HPFGUIDX 62257

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Liz Muir" <rowen_lm at y...> 
wrote:
 
> However there are tons of other ways to look at it. Maybe that 
> passing through it only takes you to the land of the dead but if 
you 
> are alive you can return.


I don't think so. Not only is "beyond the veil" a very famous 
expression of death (even if many here haven't heard of it), Nearly 
Headless Nick, who should know these things, has told Harry that 
Sirius won't be back. Also, remember that Lupin would not let Harry 
go through the veil to help Sirius. There is a reason for that - you 
won't come back.

I think it was a brilliant scene in a brilliant book. Wasn't anyone 
else blown away by the Black family tree? I was beside myself 
mentally urging Harry to look further at it.

Regina S.