The Death Chamber

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No: HPFGUIDX 81603

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sibel_saya" <sibel_saya at h...> 
wrote:
> 
> I don't think anyone has brought this up, but I don't really trust 
> that archive search so forgive me if this has been discussed to 
death.
> 
> Am I the only one who has wondered what the Death Chamber really 
is? 
> And this mysterious Black Veil that Sirius fell through? Is this 
some 
> kind of execution chamber for criminals so bad even the Dementors 
and 
> Azkaban are too good for them? Or something a little less obvious? 
> Also the voices Harry heard behind the veil. Is Dumbledore wrong? 
Is 
> there some way for the dead to come back? Are they really just 
behind 
> the veil? I know this post is pretty much all questions but I'm a 
> pretty questioning gal.
>   Any thoughts??
> 
> Sibel

I'm afraid all I'm going to do is ask more questions - because I've 
wondered about the veil too - I mean, what happened to Sirius' body?  
did he just vanish and become spirit-form or do they keep they're 
physical shape in there? I I am reminded somewhat of the world of the 
dead in Philip Pullman's Dark Materials trilogy - there, everyone is 
sort of a pale imitation of their live self until they are released 
into the living world again and become one with the universe, sort of 
thing...

The dimensions of the room suggest that there is some audience 
participation in some form because it's similar to the court room.

I definately think we'll be returing to the MOM to find out mroe 
about these rooms.
It was also interesting that Harry, Luna, Ginny and Neville were 
mesmorised byt the veil (Harry and Luna could also here the voices) 
but Ron and Hermione didn't seem so srongly affected, though Hermione 
was scared and dragged Harry back from something that turned out to 
be extremely dangerous.  Why weren't they affected in the same way?

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