Seeing Sirius Again (was: Re: Sirius/Tonks)

[JoAnna]

No: HPFGUIDX 93769

Rachael said:  
<<<Priori Incantatem happened to her wand, it is possible that a 
form of Sirius would come out, just like Harry's parents in GOF.  I 
wonder if there are other ways to initiate Priori Incantatem besides 
brother wands fighting against each other, and if so, will it occur 
in books 6 or 7.>>>

James replied:
<<<This is possible, the Priori Incantatem spell can be used 
directly on a wand to make it regurgitate. Remember the scene in GoF 
where the spell was used to show the after image of the dark mark.>>>


JoAnna responds:

I don't think that Sirius could appear in this form.  IIRC, Sirius 
is standing on the Platform which holds the archway and the veil.  
Bellatrix hits Sirius with a spell described as "a jolt of red 
light" - so probably not Avada Kedavra, more likely Stupefy or 
Crucio.  Sirius is hit by the spell directly in the chest; the force 
of the spell causes him to lose his balance and he falls into the 
archway, beyond the veil.  He was not killed as a direct result of 
the spell, but by a loss of balanced caused by the effects of the 
spell.  (I don't have my copy of OotP handy, so please feel free to 
correct me if I am indeed mistaken.)

Technically Bellatrix's spell did not kill Sirius, so if Priori 
Incantatem was performed on her wand, Sirius' shadow wouldn't 
appear - only the ghost of the spell itself.

I think that Sirius may return in the form of a portrait(s), perhaps 
a pair that Sirius and/or Dumbledore commissioned so they could have 
one hanging in Grimmauld Place and one for Harry to keep at the 
Dursley's during summer vacations.  Just a guess, though.

- JoAnna