Sirius's Future/Death

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 118056


Brianna:
> Part of the issue for me is that people say "it's just
> a story."  So, that means it is okay to manipulate the
> characters without thought or a sense of justice,
> never mind what it does to the reader. 
> 
> If as a writer though, you understand that a story is
> much more than the words on a page, you know that you
> must think of killing off a character as an act of
> murder.  So, you better have a really good reason for
> doing so. Psychological development of Harry just
> doesn't cut it for me, and many of us. I think even JK
> is saying it doesn't cut it for her and that there is
> a plot development dependent on the veil incident.  
> 
>   From my view of looking at this as a next generation
> inklings writing, I can't see where  killing off
> Sirius fits in. I can see something miraculous coming
> out of it. Now, that would fit in and contribute to
> plot development. 

Pippin:
Sirius was a mortal, not an angelic figure like Gandalf. I suppose 
Boromir's death must have seemed just as senseless to Pippin 
(LotR Pippin, that is, not me.)  Pippin  never knew that Boromir 
had anything to repent of. 

Besides, even Frodo wouldn't have said that Boromir deserved it, 
though Boromir also did not act like an innocent man.  

But it was to give Boromir's death some meaning that Pippin 
eventually swore allegiance to Denethor, and because of that, 
Faramir was saved...so Boromir's death wasn't useless after all.
I could see Harry having the courage to give up something that 
really matters, like magic itself, so that Sirius will not have died
in vain.

Pippin
always happy to tie Potter to LOTR