How about... this ending? (was: A portrait of Sirius?)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 95121

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cubfanbudwoman"
<susiequsie23 at s...> wrote:
> bboy wrote:
> > Perhaps, in the final death of Voldemort scene, Harry and Voldemort
> > will be fighting in the Death Chamber, and Sirius's hand will reach
> > out from behind the veil and pull Voldemort back through the Veil 
> > intothe land of the dead.
> 
> 

> Siriusly Snapey Susan:
> You may have been joshing, Steve, but I have to say if this were to 
> be how Voldy met his death, I would be *sorely* disappointed!  I may 
> not be a FEATHERBOA [is that the right one--the blood & guts & gore 
> gang?], but I'd like something more "YES!" and less "Whoops!" than 
> being yanked behind the veil by Sirius.  ;-)
> 
> Siriusly Snapey Susan

bboy_mn:

So, how about if Sirius pulls Voldemort behind the Veil while
Voldemort pulls Harry along with him? Now Sirius, Harry, and Voldemort
are all behind the veil.

I once considered an ending where that happened. Inside, or on the
other side of, the veil, Voldemort is attacked by all his victims who
drag him down to the depths of hell. Meanwhile Harry meets his father
and mother for the first time, and gets to hug them. After a long
tearful reunion, his parent and Sirius tell Harry he has to go back
because it's not his time to die.

This does happen to people in real life near death experiences. They
go 'beyond the veil', down a long tunnel of light where they are met
by a loved one or gardian angel. They feel content and free, and are
willing to stay, but the 'angel' tells them it's not their time, and
they fall back through the tunnel and back into their bodies.

So this would occur in roughly the second or third, maybe fourth
chapter before the end of the book, allowing some 'wind down' time for
reflection, exposition, and the epilog.

I'm not saying it will happen that way; it was just a thought that
came to me one night.

bboy_mn/Steve