JKR tells fan that there is a reason why Sirius had to die --- Oh really...

[Brenda]

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>>> Vivian wrote:
> JK Rowling World Book Day Chat - 3/4/2004
> 
> Cookie246122: Why did you kill Sirius? It made me very sad :(
> JK Rowling replies -> I'm really, really sorry. I didn't want to do 
> it, but there was a reason. If you think you can forgive me, keep 
> reading, you'll find out. [I feel really guilty now].
> 
> 
> vmonte here:
> 
> JKR loves the character of Sirius.  What would be the reason she 
> needed to kill this character off?  It seems to me that DD tried 
> several times to save Sirius, by making Harry and Hermione time-
> travel, and by keeping Sirius at GP.  DD said he made a mistake 
with Sirius -- he realizes that he should not have forced Sirius to 
stay at GP.  If DD has time-traveled I think that he has changed some 
events.  And I think that he has changed some past events for the 
better and some for the worse. I don't think that time-travel is as 
rigid as some fans believe.   
> 
> What if DD has been changing history through time-travel but Sirius 
> messed up his plans by changing himself from secret keeper.  
> 
> And what if Harry time-travels back and young Sirius realizes that 
> his actions are what caused Voldemort to find GH.  If Sirius were 
to find out that in the future he was going to die no matter what DD 
or Harry did, he may change what he does in the past.  I'm not saying 
> that Lily and James survive, but maybe teenage Harry was also meant 
> to die at GH. Sirius may sacrifice himself in the past to make sure 
> that teenage Harry Potter lives.  Sirius would then die in a nobler 
> and more fitting way. <<<

Bren here:

Hi Vivian,

As much as I find your Harry-at-GH-17-years-ago theory cool and 
original, I'm very confused at the same time.  Mainly because I 
haven't got the full grasp of time-travel concept.  Are you 
suggesting that perhaps Sirius will remain as James' Secret-Keeper if 
DD turns the time back?  But if he did, how would Voldemort come 
after HArry?  Or maybe Sirius will still make Peter Secret-Keeper, 
knowing that he'll betray them, and go to GH to protect the teenage 
Harry?  So then according to your speculation, it will be Sirius' 
voice that we heard saying "Lily, take HArry away, I'll take care 
of..." (apology for not having the exact quote).  Then he somehow 
escapes, gets trapped by Peter, sent to Azkaban and re-live those 
HORRIBLE 12 years again?  It sounds cool, but also so very confusing.

But I have a question: this means that Sirius would have to be ALIVE 
to go back in time and change his actions, no?  AS far as we know, 
the "original" Sirius was somewhere else, thus he didn't arrive at GH 
until it was too late.  There is only one time line, but for one to 
go back and create a duplicate copy of oneself...  Then how is 
Sirius' death at DoM helpful in relation to what happened at GH many 
years ago?

What do you think happened to James if we believe that James wasn't 
at GH that night?  Perhaps James died earlier on the same day?  If 
Sirius had the two-way mirrow with James then I think he would have 
checked up on him like every hour (I would have if it was my best 
friend).  Or maybe he wasn't allowed to do so now that JAmes/Lily 
were under Fidelius Charm?  Do you have any clue how the Fidelius 
Charm actually works?

Sometimes I imagine, 'Oy, what if DD had become their SEcret-
Keeper...'  Boys can be so stubborn, sighs...

Bren, who is astonished that no one has yet replied to this cool 
thread :P