Sirius

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 132605

> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> I'm convinced that Sirius will come back to the story-- snip some 
things of the veil.
> 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.

Finwitch:

Well, of course Sirius will be back - in some form or other. He can't 
come back to life, true - but - it's entirely possible that he didn't 
really die. What happened after Sirius seemed to go behind the Veil 
(some have reasoned that the second light could of come from Lupin 
who might have helped to frame Sirius' death) was:

1) Harry's able to resist Voldemort's possession because of his 
feelings for Sirius. These emotions would not have been so strong as 
they were when he believed Sirius had just died. Had he not seen it 
himself, he would have been in denial (which he was, in Remus' arms) 
for too long. Without Harry's Occlumency skills, this was the ONLY 
thing to do in order to save Harry. Enough for Harry to need believe 
Sirius' death - and Sirius would sacrifice himself if need be - 
Sirius' death need not be real, though.

2) Dumbledore had to believe Sirius dead in order to tell 
Harry 'everything'. (and all other things going on in his office for 
that matter). Fooling Harry to believe Sirius was dead would be 
tricky in itself, but Dumbledore? 

3) Minister of Magic (and possibly some other members of the 
Ministry, visible or not), Cornelius Fudge who was with the party 
hauling Sirius off, witnessing Sirius fight Death Eaters (his own 
cousin) AND die in doing so... well, they just MIGHT be able to 
*finally* clear Sirius' name. (Well, if it wasn't fake death, Harry's 
going to bitter about how useless to Sirius that is...)

Getting all these, was that all but Remus Lupin had to believe Sirius 
dead. (I'm convinced that Remus is an Occlumens AND a Legilimens so 
he wouldn't let it out... and even Dumbledore cannot interrogate old 
Moony during Full Moon... how close to Full Moon was that event in 
there? Remus could have cast Fidelius Charm, with himself as the 
Secret Keeper -- or something like that, disguising that Sirius is 
ALIVE and well. Of course that had to happen by the Veil to be 
credible, and to gain their goal concerning Dumbledore and the 
Ministry...)

Reason for Sirius to be *truly* dead, rather than just fake it with 
Moony: inheritance that will be important issue in HBP; that Harry's 
considered of age a year early because both his parents AND his 
godfather are dead - in addition to passing enough of his OWLs and a 
hero again -- or perhaps Sirius declares him so in his will or 
whatever...

You know, I'd just really have liked Sirius to get cleared before 
dying - if this death was real, that's what bothers me most...

Finwitch