[HPforGrownups] Re: Faking Sirius' Death?

[Cindy Jenkins]

No: HPFGUIDX 91620

Eustace_Scrubb wrote:
3) Sirius did not speak after the curse hit him, he fell straight
back, which happened to mean that he fell through the veil.

Me here--

See, this is why I think the veil killed him, and not the curse.

We know that curses can stun someone, even knock them off their feet.  But
going through the veil is permanent.  What if Sirius had fallen elsewhere?
I suspect he would have probably lived, kind of like McGonagall in OOTP.

I know there's no canon to support this, but the veil seems like a method of
execution, or maybe even euthanasia.  The room has 360 degree stadium
seating, with the veil being right in the middle.  It's like there's
supposed to be witnesses when someone "crosses through".  When I first read
OOTP, I just visualized it that way; it seemed to make the most sense.  So
please understand this is just my speculation...

Cindy