JKR's writing in OoP (was Re: Sirius's Future)

[Renee]

No: HPFGUIDX 117979


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "cat_kind" <cat_kind at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> > annegirl: 
> > The point I'm trying to make is that if JKR had a plan for the 
> > significance of Sirius' death, she didn't pull it off. As a 
reader, 
> > I was not convinced that Sirius' death impacted Harry in some 
> > positive, life-lesson way. Cedric's death impacted me in a 
dramatic 
> > way; Sirius' was contrived and obvious. <<
> 
> catkind now:  Why do deaths have to be significant or life-lessons?
> They aren't in Real Life, perhaps that is the point JKR was trying 
to
> make? No, Sirius' death doesn't make much sense, and that's exactly
> why I think it might be well written after all.   
 
Renee:
I seem to remember JKR saying somewhere that it was necessary for 
Sirius to die and that we would find out why in the next book. OotP 
is less of a standalone than the previous books, so it's perhaps a 
bit premature to say it doesn't make sense.
Also, Sirius's death may not be overly dramatic, Harry's reaction to 
it certainly is, and that's where the significance lies.

Renee