Why now? / The death in OoP

[Marleen]

No: HPFGUIDX 110837

potioncat wrote:
> But for me OoP was almost ruined by the forewarning that someone 
> would die.  In the first place I rushed through it so that no 
> one would spoil it for me.  In the second place, once it was over, 
> I felt exploited. 
 
Jem replied:
> I'm not sure I felt exploited but my reaction was just the same.  
> Oh Sirius dies?  Oh well.  <snip> 
> I agree.  Once a secret is learned it's not a big deal. <snip>


Marmy replies:
I so agree!!! I rushed through the book to find out who died before 
it leaked out on the internet. Then I reread the book and savored 
every word. (I've actually read it quite a few times) I think as the 
discussions become more heated about the end of the series, we see 
that Sirius dying did have a great impact on the scheme of things.