The Ring and the Hand - The Living and the Dead

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 142407

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kemper <iam.kemper at g...> wrote:
>
> On 11/1/05, Steve <bboyminn at y...> wrote:
> ...snip...To the central point, only a living thing can access
> the spritual realm aspect of the Veiled Archway. To all inanimate 
> objects, it nothing but a common arch and a curtain; any object 
> thrown in, simply fall to the floor on the other side.
> 
> HEY! IT COULD HAPPEN!
> 
> ...or not.
> 
> 
> Kemper Now:
> I'm voting for not, but I have no canon support. I'm guessing 
> Sirius's clothes are still beyond the veil, worn or otherwise, 
> and not laying on the other side of Sirius' entrance into the 
> Archway.


bboyminn: 

Well, someone has already answered this for me, so I'll be brief.

The Ring only gets 'beyond the Veil' if it is accompanied by a living
thing, and by extention, Sirius's clothes only get beyond the Veil
because he is wearing them. Throw the Ring through the Veil, it lands
on the floor on the other side. Put the Ring on your finger and put
your hand through, and both hand and ring literally go 'beyond the Veil'.

I suppose Dumbledore could have attached to Ring to a spare Rat, but
spare rats aren't too reliable, so I don't think he would trust that
method.

Again, part of this is based on the idea that JKR just can't leave a
great plot device like the Veiled Archway behind to languish.

Hey, really, it was just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn