Order of The Phoenix-spoiler

[jenjar2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 93092

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Kevin, Anole & Family" 
<anole at c...> wrote:
> Hi
> I'm kind of late in the game , but I just finished the OoTP and was 
> amazed and depressed for some time about the death of Sirius!
> 
> Did anyone have similar feelings after finishing the book?


I was depressed for days.  It still makes me very sad.  But, I've 
read OoTP 2 more times and I really, really enjoyed it this last 
time.  I felt more hopeful.  I think with all we don't know about the 
circumstances of Sirius' death and about the veil, JKR left herself 
plenty of room to play with in books 6 and 7.  Some on this list, not 
too many, are holding out hope that Sirius is not really dead but 
just trapped or something.  It's not likely but possible.  It's also 
possible that Harry will find some way to communicate with him in the 
future.  I think it's important to note that as Bellatrix and Sirius 
were dueling canon reads  

"Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: He was laughing 
at her. 'Come on, you can do better than that!' he yelled, his voice 
echoing around the cavernous room.  The second jet of light hit him 
squarely on the chest."  

Then of course he falls through the veil.  Note that we don't know 
what color the last jet of light was.  If it wasn't a green one 
(killing curse) then Sirius *died* becuase he was knocked into the 
veil, not because of a curse and this may not be a *real* death.  The 
same rules of life and death may not apply if that's the case.  We'll 
just have to wait and see.

Jenjar who hopes Sirius really isn't gone forever.