Sirius

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 132560

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "davenclaw" <daveshardell at y...>
wrote:
> I was thinking about Sirius' death and PoA, and it occurred to me 
> that Sirius MUST continue to play some key role in the story even 
> after his death -...
> 
> The reason I say this is that otherwise, PoA was basically a waste.  
> If Sirius has no further significant influence on the story, then 
> why did the story need Sirius in the first place? ...
>
> ...  
> Perhaps it has to do with Sirius' estate, as some have said, which I 
> think could be interesting - or perhaps it has a lot to do with 
> those two-way mirrors.
> 
> - davenclaw

bboyminn:

I'm convinced that Sirius will come back to the story, but that
doesn't mean he will come back to life. I really don't support the
idea of communication with Sirius via the two-way mirror. Harry tried
that and it didn't work. However, I'm not against some type of
communication through the Veiled Archway. We know you can hear the
voices of people behind the Veil. Under the right circumstances, I
could see Sirius and Harry communicating. 

There is also a theory the Harry might travel 'beyond the Veil' and
could interact with Sirius and his parents that way. The 'beyond the
Veil and Return' is not unprecedanted in mythology, and heroic myths
in general are about a series of deaths and rebirths of the hero;
although, mostly metaphorical. When Harry entered Hogwarts, that was a
metaphorical death and rebirth. Also, when he saved the Stone, or
confronted Voldemort in the graveyard. Harry can never be the same
after these experiences; who he was died, and he is now who he has
become by the experience. So, there is a cadre of us late night HP
obssessives who do support a journey beyond the Veil and of course,
back again.

In addition to this, we have memories, fresh and/or from a pensieve,
and flashbacks. 

Further -

JK Rowling's World Book Day Chat,
March 4, 2004

Cookie246122: Why did you kill Sirius? It made me very sad :(

JK Rowling replies -> I'm really, really sorry. I didn't want to do
it, but there was a reason. If you think you can forgive me, keep
reading, you'll find out. [I feel really guilty now].

That implies that there is more to Sirius's story; more will be
revealed in future books.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn