OOP: The veil

[jklb66]

No: HPFGUIDX 65709

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "showmeblue" <showmeblue at y...> 
wrote:
> A couple of things about Sirius's death just don't seem to add up 
to 
> me, most of which are already being discussed. Such as what curse 
> hit him (i don't think it was a killing curse, the fact that JK 
> said 'another jet of light' kinda makes me assume it was another 
> stunning spell) and what's up with the mysterious veil.
> 
> Something about that just doesn't add up to me. Perhaps they were 
> not able to find Sirius's body? I keep thinking there is something 
> else on the other side of that veil...but then again, I'm still in 
> denial of the death of poor Padfoot. Just trying to hold out for a 
> miracle...

I love Padfoot too--but please don't deny the truth.  Have you ever 
heard the expression, "the veil between life and death"?  We Muggles 
think it's just a metaphor for the dividing line between the two 
states, but in the Dept. of Mysteries, the veil is an actual physical 
force.  It is, quite literally, the point where the reality of the 
living and the reality of the dead meet.  Harry and Luna can hear 
whispering behind it because they have loved ones (parents) on the 
other side.  Ron and Hermione do not have someone waiting for them, 
so they do not hear the whispering.
Which curse Bellatrix hit Sirius with is probably irrelevant.  The 
important thing is that it pushed Sirius through the veil into 
death.  THAT is why he is dead.  Most people die elsewhere and their 
soul alone goes through. (When Harry first sees the veil, it sways 
slightly as if someone just went through.)  However, Sirius 
physically went through, thus no body was left behind.
The fact that Harry finds the idea of going through the veil tempting 
seems to foreshadow that he will be willing to die in Book 7.  (Not 
suicidal--just willing.)  If he must die to rid the world of LV, 
he'll be willing to make the sacrifice.  LV is afraid of death.  
Harry, on the other hand, has his parents and Sirius waiting to meet 
him.
--Jennifer