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

[Nora Renka]

No: HPFGUIDX 114838


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "arrowsmithbt" 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:

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> Realism in fantasy. No fluffiness here.
> So Sirius goes and Harry is going to have to learn to deal with it.
> Remember, she has said before that one of the main themes of the 
> books is death. 
> 
> I wonder who'll  be next for the arbitrary Black Spot?

To run the risk of sound cross: well, I knew THAT, Kneasy.  I was, or 
at least I think was, playing with the hypothetical of the first 
poster's attitude towards the effects of it all.  In other words, I 
do think it's clear (or fairly clear) what JKR did and why--but I 
still think it's a somewhat skewed perspective to say "Oh, well, 
learning experience for Harry, buck up!" and consider that to be it--
without a consideration of how valuable what has been lost could have 
been.  JKR refers to that obliquely herself, with the 'what it would 
mean to Harry' thing.

Snape is going to make it to book 7, of course, but I don't put money 
on him coming out alive.  Lucius and Bella--toast.  Dumbledore--well, 
he's had a 'KILL ME, PLEASE' sign on him for ages now.  Lupin--she 
really likes him, so he might make it.  Wormtail--also toast.  Draco--
well, she'd have to do something with him, first...

Ah, JKR.  Like Puccini, you always torment the ones you love. :)

-Nora sings along: Un bel di vedremo...