OOP: Startling discovery about the veil

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No: HPFGUIDX 63878

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Brooke" <brookeshanks at m...> 
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First Comment: 
> > Mindy wrote:
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> > Conclusion: The spell most certainly did NOT kill him. He was 
still
> > > conscious. 
Second Comment:
> > I agree.  My significant other finished the book last night, and 
> the first thing he 
> > said was, "Sirius ain't dead> > 
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Third Comment:
> In still thinking along those lines (as mentioned above).  If 
Sirius is indeed not dead, what would he be now............Then 
again, why did Lupin restrain Harry and say "there's nothing you can 
do."  At that point, Lupin behaved as if Sirius was indeed gone.  But 
Lupin's behavior at the end of the book (at King's Cross) was very 
sketchy to me... why was he not more empathetic with Harry in regard 
to the very recent loss of someone who had been important to both of 
them?  YOu would think Lupin would have wanted a word with Harry 
about it, right?  Maybe Lupin knows something about that veil that we 
don't??  
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> Brooke


Just something to keep in mind:  the adults in these books - not 
always right.  In fact, you see a lot of times where the kids have 
better ideas than the adults (the Quibbler, the interview with Rita, 
the DA group, Fred and George's revenge, Hermoine's taking Umbridge 
to the forest).

So, its possible that what Lupin believes about the veil isn't 
corrent.  That he doesn't know what's behind there and he's 
guessing.  Going out on a limb here - kind of like we don't know what 
death is truly like and you base what you believe on your faith.  

And the way I read it, Sirius died, Harry rushed after Bellatrix, LV 
got involved, DD arrived, the MoM Fudge showed up, all heck broke 
loose and then DD made Harry take the portkey.  Not exactly an 
opportune time for Lupin or anyone to say "hey, I need a minute to 
console Harry".

FK