JKR chat: Sirius

[Kelly]

No: HPFGUIDX 92079

<weirdsister06 wrote:

> Did Sirius have to die because he will help Harry defeat Voldemort 
> in the end?  Much as Lily and James and Cedric and Bertha and the 
> old muggle helped Harry when he was dueling with Voldemort?

I've been thinking on this quite a bit.  Why would Sirius have "had" 
to die:

1.  To make Harry think before he acts and not be so impulsive?  
Possibly.  Harry has learned many things from the death of Sirius and 
the events at the end of OoTP.  He has learned not to believe 
everything he "sees."  He has learned not to rush headlong into 
battle, but to think and gather forces first.  

2.  Harry has learned that just because he does not like someone, 
doesn't mean he can't trust them.  If he had thought of Snape as an 
ally, things could have gone very differently at the end of OoTP.

3.  It is possible that Sirius, in some form, will come and help 
Harry.  I have an "it's been done" feeling about this so I'm not to 
crazy about this idea.

4.  The feeling Harry has that expells Voldemort during the fight in 
the MoM has to do with Sirius and the death.  Perhaps Harry will 
learn to hone this and use it to fight Voldemort.

5.  In it's simplest form, Sirius' death was an end of innocence for 
Harry.  Considering a war is at hand, this is an unfortunate but 
necessary thing for Harry to act effectively in the battles to come.

Just a few thoughts on this matter.

Cheers,
Kelly