Return from the Underworld in Greek Mythology (Re: Sirius Black Poll)

[mnaper2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 104688

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone" 
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sp. sot." 
> > Well, first they both are trapped in a place with no obvious 
> escape, Sirius in a office high in a tower and Gandalf high on the 
> tower of Isengard. They both escape with the help of a flying 
> creature, Sirius with buckbeak, Gandalf with an eagle. And they 
both 
> seem to die, well at least Gandalf when everything seem to be over, 
> Sirius when Dumbledore appears and everyone else stopped fighting 
> and Gandalf when the Balrock had fallen in the abyss. I wonder if 
> Sirius will follow the same course. I actually think it would be 
> very exiting I would be glad to discuss it.
> 
> 
> GEO: Your analogy is pretty flawed I think. Unlike Sirius, Gandalf 
> was the equivalent of an angel/minor god or spirit in Tolkien's 
> cosmology and he couldn't exactly die in the same sense that humans 
> could die and furthermore he was sent back after he died by the God 
> of Tolkien's universe while in comparison such a force doesn't 
> appeart to be active in Rowling's universe.

Ally:

I think Sirius is definitely dead and won't be back in any corporeal 
sense.  But that doesn't mean we won't see him again.

In Greek Mythology, the faithful dog Sirius appears by his master's 
side in the heavens (both as constellations) after his master is 
killed.  I think Harry may still see Sirius - maybe in the mirror he 
gave him or in some other magical device.  Perhaps he will see Sirius 
with his parents somewhere?  I think Sirius will be seen again, just  
as Harry saw his parents in the Mirror of Eristed and from V's wand, 
just not in any living form he can really interact with.  Otherwise, 
there would be little impact from his death.