Who stuns Sirius? (was Re: The Veil)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 111122

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" 
<entropymail at y...> wrote:

> 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. <
> 

Sirius was a member of the original order when nobody apart 
from James, Lupin and Peter knew he was an Animagus. From 
what we can tell he was no more reckless later in life than he 
was then. Yet Dumbledore considered him "brave, clever and 
energetic," and Hagrid remembers him as an eager warrior. The 
idea that Sirius had become useless to the Order because he 
was so reckless or because his disguise didn't work anymore 
doesn't convince me.

Dumbledore knows that open war is coming back. He's been 
planning for it for fifteen years. He's going to need Sirius soon, 
and once the news is out about Voldemort's return and everyone 
believes Harry, Sirius can be cleared easily enough, as 
Hermione tells us. Meanwhile, Sirius is not going to be happy 
hiding anywhere as long as Harry's in danger--what use will 
moving his hiding place be? 

Unfortunately, just because the fake death plot device has been 
used before, and will undoubtedly be used again ("Draught of 
Living Death" anyone?) doesn't mean that Sirius's death was 
faked. In fact, the fake death will be more effective when it is 
used if we are all  convinced that an important character can die.

Pippin