Ruminations on "THE" Veil - a Speculative History

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 127830


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Marcelle" <celletiger at y...> wrote:
> 
> lots of SNIPPAGE
> 
> > Chys:
> >Maybe that's part of the mystery of the veil, and why it's located 
> in the DOM so they can study it? 

 
> celle here:
> 
> Although I think classical liturature would refute the idea, still, 
> I'd like to know IF there's more than one veil into the (insert your 
> idea of what is beyond).  
> 
> QUESTIONS:
> ... is there only the one, "the" veil?  ***And in JKR's 
> world, does the MOM now possess the only veil?***  Are there 
> other "veils" around planet earth in the WW?  Did the WW confiscate 
> Hades' door and physically take it into their basement laboratory?  
> ...edited...
> 
> If there is another way to go beyond the veil, perhaps there is 
> another way out...
> 
> Requesting answers from the HPfGU experts out there, 
> celle 


bboyminn:

I also find The Veil fascinating, so fascinating in fact that I have
invented a history for it. This is from my post in the Leaky Lounge
forums, and I may or may not have posted it here before. None the less...


I picture the archway as very old, weathered and worn, and much like a
grand stone arch over the doorway into a mansion, castle, or catherderal.

Here is my speculative backstory on the arch and veil.

In the beginning of time, when powerful natural forces were forging
the universe, a great psychic rip in the space time continuum occurred
on earth. In the beginning of earth time, this wasn't signficant, but
as humans came to dominate the earthscape, and wandered across it's
face exploring, they soon discovered this psychic breach between the
realm of the living and the dead.

At first, it was considered a dangerous taboo place, as man's
intellect developed and further developed a spiritual sense, it became
a holy place. Soon a stone arch shrine was erected around the
life/death breach. The arch was then covered with a veil to protect
people from the temptations and horrors that lie beyond the veil.

Exploring European wizards eventually discovered the ancient Veiled
Archway, and in time found a magical way to bind the breach to the
Arch itself. That allowed them to transport the Arch to a new
location. Of course, currently it resides in the United Kingdom's Dept
of Mysteries/Death Chamber.


That explains how the Archway and Veil ended up where they currently are. 

Since I believe that the the Archway, Veil, and the phenomenon which
they enclose are a naturally occuring phenomenon, it seems reasonable
that while extremely rare, there could be more. Although, whether they
are on earth or in the far reaches of the Universe is another matter
to contemplate.

In the beginning of time when great cataclysmic forces shaped the
universe, one or more of the breaches between the spiritual dimension
and the physical dimension occurred. At some point, the breach was
discovered, and you can take the story from there.


The alternate theory would be that in the dark and ancient past, the
darkest of dark wizards using the darkest of dark magic created this
breach between the world of the living and dead. Perhaps, similar to
Voldemort, he thought the dead knew the secret to eternal life, or he
sought to obtain dark and dangerous knowledge from a long dead but
very great and powerful wizard, or perhaps, he sought to summon a
great army of demons from the underworld. Regardless of his exact
motivation, I highly suspect the outcome was not good; you know the
old saying, 'It's not nice to fool with mother nature'. 

All the above is relatively new, but what appears below is old old old
news, as I've said it so many times before, but as long as I'm on the
subject...

I have to believe something as bold and significant as the Veiled
Archway has to have some larger role in the greater story. Many of us
in discussion have speculated that in someway perhaps Harry will make
a short trip beyond the veil to perform some act or learn some secret
that will help him fulfill his hero's journey.

Perhaps, in the final battle Harry will drag Voldemort through the
Veil where he will be dragged down to the depths of hell. Whereas
Harry will meet his parents and Sirius who will tell him that it is
not his time, and that he must return to the land of the living,
which, though reluctant, Harry will do. This would tie in the many
modern day references associating near-death experiences and the
expression 'beyond the veil".

Just making it up as I go a long.

Steve/bboyminn