Is Sirius really dead?

[Cathy Drolet]

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Twinkeles said

>>I do not think that Sirius Black is dead. He however passed through the 
veil, and due to Harry, Hermione and Ron's good relationship with the 
dead will be able to pass through once more and get him out. Anyone 
with a comment or theory please reply. 

CathyD said:

I think Sirius is really dead.  I think JKR has made that very clear in some of her interviews.  Possibly to the point of a "Yes, sorry" kind of answer.  I think she's also made it clear, that in her books, dead is dead.  Dumbledore's response to Sirius about Cedric comes to mind.  Nearly Headless Nick seems to *know* that Sirius won't be coming back.

We've already had one 'apparently' dead person come back to life: Peter Pettigrew.  The whole wizarding world believed him dead, believed that Sirius murdered him and a street-full of Muggles.  Yet we now know he's back, walking and talking and spying on Snape.

Aside, am I the only one who found Nick's comments very gut-wrenching? " 'I chose to remain behind.  I sometimes wonder whether I oughtn't to have ... well that is neither here nor there ... *in fact, I am neither here not there* ...' He gave a small chuckle."

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