Obvious! Or maybe not...?

[catherinemckiernan]

No: HPFGUIDX 62857

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rashm1" <crazyrash81 at h...> wrote:
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> Actually IMO I feel that from the beginning of OOP that Sirius was 
> going to snuff it. Firstly it was never going to be anyone obvious -  
> that rules out Ginny, Hagrid, Colin etc, JK is too clever for that, 
> and she did place a few red herrings along the way. Also Sirius' 
> character is portrayed as being frustrated throughout the book, not 
> really doing much except spring cleaning, brooding and ruminating. I 
> felt a sense of foreboding when Sirius was telling Harry about the 
> Black family tapestry and his link with Death Eaters, I'm not sure 
> exactly why. And Hermione saying that Sirius is living his life 
> through Harry that put the  last nail in the coffin. Saying this, his 
> death was over very quickly and unexpectedly-i had to reread the 
> paragraph a few times before his death sank in. Sirius is one of my 
> favourite characters and I think I'll miss him almost as much as 
> Harry will!!   :( 

Before OoP came out, I voted for Hagrid to die, principally, I now
realise, but I don't care about him much. My Sirius forebodings also
started pretty early, though I kept trying to deny it and come up with
reasons why JKR needed him alive. After Harry's dream I came up with a
lengthy scenario about Snape rescuing him, thereby healing himself a
bit that he's at last done for Harry what he failed to do when J&L
died, as well as proving to Sirius that he really is a good guy now,
and lots of future potential in a changed Snape/Harry scenario, but it
was all a dream. Sirius is dead <chokes>, gone, no more, and I really
don't think he?s coming back.

Goes off to sob into the keyboard.

Catherine McK

> Best wishes to you all!
> Rashy xx