Lack of Memorial for Sirius (was Re: JKR's dealing with emotions)

[lucianam73]

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> Sherry now:
> 
(lots of excellent post snipped)
> i hope there is a plot reason for there to have been no service, because
> Harry deserved to have one, if nothing else.  no, everyone around
him didn't
> even need to talk about it, but just the being together, the unspoken
> surrounding and support from whoever would have attended could have been
> important to Harry.  It isn't really even a matter of comfort, because
> nothing and no words can comfort, but it is a matter of feeling the
love and
> support of others.  and that does help, a tiny bit.  maybe, when
Harry goes
> to Godric's hollow, he can do his own private memorial for his
parents, for
> Sirius and for Dumbledore.
> 

lucianam:

Those are my exact feelings on the subject. It seems so cruel that
Harry, Sirius's friends, and us, the readers, were all denied evena
tiny mention of a memorial service, so now I think there's GOT to be 
a good plot reason. And I hate to be redundant, but since I might as
well put up a great big HE IS ALIVE!! neon sign accross my front door
(I mean Sirius),
well... of all the plot reasons the best one is that he's alive. 

You know what, the funny thing is that since the publication of OotP
I've been through misery because I thought Sirius had died, doubtful
hope because some people were posting about his possible escape, anger
because he was barely mentioned in HBP, and now I'm excited and
confident that he's alive and JKR is a clever writer. 

So she's not cruel or insensitive, just clever and her not giving much
thought to Sirius in HBP will make sense in Book 7.

I hope so, or I'll be very disappointed. But I'm not afraid of having
expectations.

lucianam