[HPforGrownups] Return from the Underworld in Greek Mythology (Re: Sirius...

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 104567

In a message dated 7/6/2004 3:37:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
anthyroserain at yahoo.com writes:
WHERE'S SIRIUS'S BODY? In my experience (in JKR's books and others) 
when you don't have a body or conclusive proof that someone is dead 
(conclusive proof might be, say, the person went up in flames) it's 
a tip-off that she/he is going to come back. If Sirius was killed by 
Bellatrix, he *should* have left a body behind. If he simply tripped 
over the threshold, then we may well be due for an Orpheus/Eurydice 
adventure. (As someone --forget who, sorry-- pointed out, we haven't 
seen Fluffy for some time.) I'm clinging to this shred of hope!
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Sherrie here:

Given the outcome of that little escapade (Orpheus, in his impatience, turns 
around before Eurydice is completely back in the living world, thus sending 
her forever back into the Underworld; Orpheus then goes mad & winds up getting 
torn to bits) - I'm not altogether sure that's such a good model to work from...

I susect, if we hear from Sirius again, it will be in the form of some 
message left before his death but not delivered/found in time.  Or - just marginally 
possible - Trelawney is still around as a channel, so Sirius can use her to 
get through to Harry..

Sherrie
"Unless history lives in our present, it has no future." 
PRESERVE OUR CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS!


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