Who stuns Sirius? (was Re: The Veil)

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No: HPFGUIDX 111099

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:

> it is this sort of 
> unconscious confusion that tipped me off to ESE!Lupin in the 
> first place. There is an essential vagueness about Lupin, such 
> that we're not really sure who he is. 

Assuming Lupin is the one who shot the stunner at Sirius is not the
same as assuming he is ESE!Lupin!  Here's my scenerio of what happened
that night:

Everyone now knows that Sirius is an unregistered animagus and his
"big disguise is useless". Not only does being recognized put Sirius
in great danger, it also endangers the rest of the Order members.  And
Sirius is clearly not happy holing up at Grimmauld Place. So, he must
find a new hiding place. 

Perhaps the Order has chosen to use the veil as a way of getting
Sirius (quite literally) out of sight.  The plan was all in place,
ready to go, but had to be nudged up a bit when the opportunity at the
MOM presented itself. 

Bellatrix cast the first curse, which Sirius dodged. But then "the
second jet of light hit him squarely in the chest."  Perhaps it wasn't
one of the Death Eaters, but an OOP member, simply giving Sirius a
convenient nudge through the veil.  I chose ESH!Lupin (Ever So
Helpful!) as the one who shot the stunner, not intended to hurt
Sirius, but intended to push him through the veil. 

After Sirius takes his long, dramatic arc through the veil (a bit of
overacting, perhaps?), he finds Fred and George waiting for him.
They've bewitched the veil in the same way they did their Headless
Hats, rendering everyone behind it invisible (that's why Harry thought
he heard Ron whispering behind the veil.)  Then Lupin tells Harry that
Sirius is gone (There's nothing you can do, Harry...It's too late,
Harry..."). How does Lupin know what the veil is? How in the world
would a werewolf (the most outside of outsiders) have any idea what is
going on in the Department of Mysteries? He wouldn't, unless he was
given knowledge of the veil beforehand, by Order members.

But this is my favorite bit: Gilderoy Lockhart is convalescing in the
"Janus Thickey" ward.  Janus Thickey was a wizard who faked his own
death by leaving a note on the bedside table for his wife, claiming
that he had been killed by a Lethifold.  A Lethifold, also known as a
Living Shroud (sounds like a veil), is a "dangerous beast resembling a
half-inch thick black cloak ...It attacks sleeping humans, smothers
them, then digests them, all in their bed, leaving no trace at
all...Thankfully, this frightening creature is rare, only found in the
tropics ."

JKR's tricky with her clues. She loves messing with us! Could it she
be trying to tell us something? It can't possibly be a coincidence
that, in the very same book in which we lose Sirius, we are reminded
of a wizard who has faked his own death via a black shroud (veil!).
And, didn't Sirius spend some time hanging out in the tropics after
his escape?

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