The Veil

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No: HPFGUIDX 110990

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "doddiemoemoe"
<doddiemoemoe at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "spacedoutspacecadet" 
> <spaced_out_space_cadet at h...> wrote:
> > I'm sure that this has been covered before but I, like many others 
> > was horrified by the death of Sirius Black, a character that 
> quickly  became a favorite of mine. 
> > This is to do with the Veil <snip>, can this mean 
> > that they may possibly be able to bring someone back from beyond 
the  veil?

I've believed for quite some time that Sirius is not dead (JKR's tears
to the contrary notwithstanding).  In fact, I believe that DD was
looking for a way to get rid of Sirius for a while, and faking Sirius'
death turned out to be a viable option.  In fact, you can find lots of
good discussion about it under a thread entitled "Faking Sirius's Death?".

However, I wasn't quite sure just how the veil worked, and what
happened to Sirius after he fell through.  But I stumbled over this
the other day. It's Hermione musing over how those hats of Fred and
George's make heads vanish:

"How do those hats work, then?...I mean, obviously it's some kind of
Invisibility Spell, but it's rather clever to have extended the field
of invisibility beyond the boundaries of the charmed object...I'd
imagine the charm wouldn't have a very long life, though..."

We all know that JKR rarely has Hermione idly "muse" about things
unless they're important.  We've always assumed that the veil was
genuine, but what if it is just an "incredible simulation"? Through
Hermione, JKR seems to have just given us a very plausible explanation
of the mechanics behind the veil .  It goes a long way towards
explaining what happened to Sirius, and why Harry may have heard
"Ron's" voice behind it earlier. 

As I see the scenerio, the Order has recruited Fred and George's
little "trick" for the veil, charming it to make anyone behind it
disappear for a while. Fred, George, or any of the other Weasleys
would have been "invisibled" behind the veil (where ARE those Weaslies
anyway? Remember that Harry heard whispering behind the veil, sounding
quite a bit like Ron?). They awaited Sirius' big exit.   Sirius is hit
by a discreet but carefully placed jet of light, surreptitiously sent
by an Order member, then overacts his big scene by looking shocked,
arching slowly-slowly, then falling through the veil.

Ahhh, it's all coming together.

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