Sirius' death (was: Dept of Mysteries Veil Room)

[mhbobbin]

No: HPFGUIDX 114430

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich 
<mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> Can someone please explain why Sirius would not be dead?  Either by
> coming back from behind the veil or Harry journeying to the
> underworld or whatever?  What would be the point of bringing Sirius
> back?
> 
> Because in all the hair-splitting, detailed discussions about this
> issue, no one has made a compelling case that Sirius' presence is
> somehow important to the plot of the series.
> 
> Magda

mhbobbin:
Actually, although I believe Harry is going beyond the veil to 
attempt to bring Sirius back, I am NOT convinced that Sirius is 
important to the storyline. I'm not even convinced a "rescue" would 
be successful. I'm interested in what foreshadowing there is. I 
agree with your point -- I believe that if Harry is going to attempt 
a rescue it will be because of something not yet revealed about 
Sirius's potential contribution and NOT because the story--as 
written to this point--makes Sirius indispensable to the rest of the 
story. And that is pure pure pure speculation--I agree that it is 
not yet suggested by any clues.

And I agree with Pippin's point (though not yet the ESE!Lupin theory 
that she articulates so well)that JKR has made the final curse 
thrown at Sirius deliberately vague for a reason.

My guess is that if it happens, it'll happen near the end of story, 
probably not in Book Six.

mhbobbin
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