Faking Sirius' Death?

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No: HPFGUIDX 91536

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jozoed" <J.Z.Dench at u...> wrote:

> Here in the UK JKR has given several interviews describing her 
> reasons for Sirius' death. <snip>
> 
> I agree with Sophierom, we are supposed to feel Harry's despair and 
> hope beyond all hope that Siruis isn't really dead. But at the end of 
> the day life is unfair and it is another obstacle that Harry will 
> have to learn to get over.
> 
> But even with all that from JKR... why the voices behind the veil?


JKR's interviews describing the writing of Sirius' death are certainly
canon for his death being permanent.  However, I have come to feel a
bit manipulated by these interviews.  

Although she seems to deny that Sirius is anything but "properly
dead", I can't help but feel that the books say otherwise. At a time
when Harry has been written to be in the midst of his darkest,
surliest, most angst-ridden moments, a case can surely be made that
JKR is knocking us over the head in OOP with signs asking us to
believe in optimism, rebirth, faith in the face of hopelessness, and
believing in the unbelievable.  

Luna Lovegood embodies these qualities (with her belief in Snorkacks,
her certainty that her things will be returned, and her faith that her
separation from her mother is only temporary), and is introduced to
readers (and Harry) just when we need her most. The Quibbler can be
seen as a metaphor for believing in the unbelievable.  Ron has become
prefect against all odds (even his own family was a bit shocked that
Harry didn't get the pin). For goodness sakes, the organization
they've all joined is named the *Order of the Phoenix*!  If that
doesn't ask us to believe in the possibility of Sirius' resurrection
in one way or another, I don't know what does.

As I said, I think we may be being manipulated a bit by those JKR
interviews.  She seems to be trying to get us to the same place that
Harry is now that Sirius is gone.  But, at the same time, she is
covertly telling us to hang on, and have faith that everything will be
alright!

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