Only one death [was:Re: Sirius was right, Dumbledore was wrong]

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 93335

Kneasy:
> As for Sirius' death in the Ministry, doesn't anyone else find it 
> odd that in this melee with spells zipping everywhere there is only 
> *one* death? Almost seems as if they weren't  trying the rest of 
> the time. Sirius died for a reason, and it'll probably be a much 
> more significant plot reason than Harry's emotional development.

Susan:
Yes, it is odd.  I know that the DEs were supposed to be careful of 
what they did, for fear of hitting Harry & causing the prophecy to be 
dropped & shattered, but still....  

I'm not sure I see it so much as if they weren't *trying*, though.  
[Are you (gasp!) suggesting a *plot*, Kneasy?? <g>]  I just took it 
like all those movies or TV shows where there's a whole lotta 
shootin' goin' on, but not much dyin'.  You know, where you're 
supposed to believe these bad guys, who presumably spend a lot of 
time practicing shooting, suddenly become bad shots and miss all the 
good guys, or only land a glancing blow.  

Confession time:  my one weekly TV fix is Alias.  Same thing there.  
The good guys manage to kill whoever they need to [except primo bad 
guy Sark, who they always seem to forget to shoot at], while the bad 
guys always manage to miss the good guys while firing 50 rounds at 
them.  I figured it was the same thing w/ JKR--she wanted to present 
us w/ an anxious situation & an exciting battle, but it's too early 
in the series for that climactic battle w/ massive loss of life [that 
I know so many of you are hankering for].

Siriusly Snapey Susan