Sirius & the 2 Book Rule (was: Funerals are for the living)

[kempermentor]

No: HPFGUIDX 128375


> Kemper:
> But Harry needs a good cry in a safe situation where others may be
> feeling similarly about needless loss.
> 
> stickbook:
> The phrase "needless loss" struck me oddly.  Was Sirius's tumble
> through the Veil needless?

  ...

> I would much rather see it pan out that Sirius's
> death significantly enables something that helps Harry defeat
> Voldemort (as opposed to coming back as a ghost or whatever), so 
that
> his loss is not needless in the slightest.

Kemper now:
I didn't mean Sirius death being needless in the storyline.  I meant 
it needless in the moment for Harry.  Needless because Harry didn't 
want to practice Occulemency and perhaps blames himself... or shifts 
the blame to Snape who is such a bad teacher for Harry.  Regardless 
if Snape or Harry or even Dumbledore or Doby or Dudders or Draco or 
Diggle or Dolohov is to blame, the death was preventable and needless
(except, I'm sure, for the story).

Kemper
Waiting to the read the chapter Waking and Bequeathing