Sirius's Death

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No: HPFGUIDX 127715


 Katrina wrote:
<<<Right here goes, I think I might be unpopular after this and I 
accept that I have little right to criticise as I am a student 
and not an author but... I thought that Sirius's death was lame. ]
I mean he was Harry's mentor/surrogate father/best friend and a key 
character (I thought) for the future books and instead of dying 
bravely in battle he falls through a doorway!>>>>
 
 I think that that is the very reason his death is so 'lame'. It was meaningless. Yeah, he was fighting in a small battle in a way, but their really was no point to his death. It wasn't for the side of good and it wasn't a big theatrical death scene. Now minus the magic and falling through a doorway, this is very much like when someone we know dies. Death isn't always dramatic and their doesn't always seem to be a point. I think taking a very popular character to illustrate that point reiterates to the reader that anyone can die no one is immortal even ones who seem invincible (escaping Azkaban etc...). As big of a Sirius fan as I am and as much as I would like to see him miraculously return, I think JKR should stick to her original statement that he was really dead. Bringing him back would diminish the impact. I think the fact that he was Harry's closest thing to a father/mentor is also important. Because (and I know I've seen a few comparisons in other threads) there is the chance that Harry could pull an Anakin Skywalker and go to the dark side. I mean in book three he was ready to kill Sirius and now there's a sense of how deeply trouble he's become. fear leads to anger anger leads to hate hate leads to the darkside (or something to that effect). I don't think Harry is just going to want to win the good fight for Sirius now, there's going to be a lot of pain for him and probably a turning away from his destiny.
 
Lindsay

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