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

[macfotuk at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 114498


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mhbobbin" <mhbobbin at y...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, (message 114429) Magda 
Grantwich 
> <mgrantwich at y...> wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> mhbobbin:
> 

snip

 I am NOT convinced that Sirius is 
> important to the storyline. 

endsnip

Mac: But why is there a whole book devoted to Sirius? (PoA) What was 
the purpose of this book? Was it just to acieve Pettigrew being 
outed as scabbers, have him escape and, moreover, in wizard's debt 
to HP? I don't think so. Watch out Sirius fans, maybe JKR has more 
to do yet than kill him. 

What could be more? - to reveal that actually he really was no 
friend of HP's after all. Nobody's commented yet on my post number 
114398 which is disappointing.

I for one don't think Sirius is an incomprehensible plot 
deviation/hole/red herring. Over-loved maybe (yes I was one too - a 
Sirius fan), but hardly insignificant. I guess only JKR *knows*, but 
she says she's laid her clues carefully, so if they are there 
concerning Sirius, it seems some of us have yet to find them. And, 
yes, that includes me.

I always found the few Agatha Christie novels that I've read 
IMMENSELY frustrating in that her so-called obvious clues, usually 
early in the books, only became 'obvious' in hindsight when so much 
that was deliberately concealed or confused becomes apparent or 
clarified - usually right at the end of each book.