The VEIL and The Weasleys Not @ MOM

confusinglyso pjcousins at btinternet.com
Sat Nov 1 19:46:58 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 83946

(confusinglyso) Phil wrote:

> Summing up, my theory is that the veil has a magical third 
> dimension allowing Sirius to disappear. As in my earlier post,
> Post Number #83373 I still beleive that Mr & Mrs Weasley and Bill 
> are waiting (below ?) for Sirius. Remember Harry thinks he hears 
> Ron below (page 683 UK edition, Department of Mysteries, 
> "Is that you, Ron?"  ***Important Clue***

Siriusly Snapey Susan responded:

> I just don't get it. WHY, then, would JKR have been reduced to 
> tears after writing Sirius' death scene? She talked a lot in 
> interviews about how painful it was to write and about how she 
> walked into the kitchen afterwards in tears. I do not believe she 
> would have described all of that emotion if, in fact, Sirius only 
> just "disappeared". 

> Do people really think JKR is pulling our leg to that degree?

(confusinglyso) Phil replying

After a death, distress and broken hearts belong only to those who 
mourn. I do not know whether Sirius is dead or not, (just from the 
book, I do not think anyone can be certain either way). JKR may or 
may not mislead with interviews, but should such interviews
influence the reader's interpretation of the story? My interpretation 
of JKR's distress is the effect Sirius' death (or disappearance) is 
to have on Harry. (and it must have this severe effect for him to
banish LV when LV takes over Harry during the DD battle).

Harry seems the only person to really mourn Sirius, all the adults
appear almost indifferent, Neville is sorry, Ron and Hermione can
not speak about it.

In the first scene in the "death" chamber Harry thinks Ron is 'in' 
the Veil, hence most of my main post #83373.
Also in that post I asked where the fixation that the Veil = Death
originated from ? Is this an assumption from other stories or legends
or is there real canon to support Veil = Death ?

Phil(istine) 







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