Contacting Sirius

[Lissa Hess]

No: HPFGUIDX 108383

Mike:

>Does anyone think it's possible that when James and Sirius were in
>detentions, that the mirror was bewitched to recognize their
>Marauder's nicknames and not their proper names? My thoughts are that
>if they were going to be whispering into a mirror, they wouldn't want
>the teachers overseeing their detentions to know whom they were
>talking to - saying a nickname into a mirror might cause a lot less
>inquiries than sitting in a room and saying "James Potter!" into a
>mirror. Plus, James and Sirius seemed very attached to calling each
>other by nicknames (James more so than Sirius), why would James be
>calling Sirius' proper name into the mirror?
>
>Maybe Harry has to realize this and call out for "Padfoot" in the
>mirror - not Sirius Black.

Lissa:

I think that's an interesting (and very likely) concept.  However, I still 
wonder if he can contact Sirius from beyond the veil.  It sounds like 
Sirius really is dead to me.

But that DOES have to be the most ambiguous death scene of all time.

But if James and Sirius had mirrors, wouldn't it make sense that Lupin and 
Peter had them too?  Maybe the use of the mirror won't be for Harry to 
contact Sirius, but to contact Lupin, especially if our favorite werewolf 
isn't returning to Hogwarts to teach.  (It would be nice if he got a bit 
more screen time.)  I don't really like the idea of him contacting Peter ;)

But I did get wondering from something JKR said (about there being 
inadvertent foreshadowing in the you-know-whats) if Sirius won't show up in 
a crystal ball.  (I can also see him rearranging Harry's tea leaves.  Of 
course, they'd probably spell out rude words or "Snape is a slimy git" or 
something, but...)

Liss