Why the Veil? & Harry's Power

[mclellyn]

No: HPFGUIDX 79480

>  Hickengruendler wrote:
> My opinion: JKR wanted to make it clear, that she believes in life 
> after Death. Therefore she created the veil, as the barrier between 
> the life and the afterlife, and let Harry hear the voices. herefore 
> he has a strong reason to believe Luna, when she later said, that 
> Sirius and the others are just lurking out of sight. This would be 
> much more difficult, if Sirius died in another way.

Gadfly McLellyn now:

This seems to be backed up by canon.  See P 858 of OoP, Chapter 38 
The Second War Begins
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"He wiped the mirror clear again and said, so that every syllable 
rang clearly through the room, "Sirius Black!"

Nothing happened.  The frustrated face looking back out of the mirror 
was still definitely, his own ....

Sirius didn't have his mirror on him when he went through the 
archway, said a small voice in Harry's head.  That's why it's not 
working....."
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That small voice is from the other side of the veil, IMO.  There is 
no body so there is no other way to know if Sirius had it on him or 
not.  I don't remember anyone finding the other mirror after Sirius 
goes through the veil.  Sirius or some other spirit from the beyond 
the veil is telling Harry this.  

See also GOF, US paperback version Chapter 34 Priori Incantatem p 664
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"It was the sound of hope to Harry (phoenix song).....the most 
beautiful and welcome thing he had ever heard in his life.....He felt 
as though the song were inside him instead of just around him.....It 
was the sound he connected with Dumbledore, and it was almost as 
though a friend were speaking in his ear.....

Don't break the connection."
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These are the only two examples where Harry seems to get help from an 
unspecified voice I can think of at the moment, perhaps others 
will think of more and I am sure there were more.  In the US versions 
at least, this voice seems always to be in italics.  

I think this will be Harry's power too.  Voldemort is afraid of death 
and therefore cannot connect to the spirits who have "Crossed Over", 
if you will.  Harry can connect to the infinite wisdom of the 
spirits beyond the veil as he is not afraid and has such heart.

Gadfly "hoping JKR is a Crossing Over with John Edward fan" McLellyn