Sirius' death (was: Re: ESE!Lupin condensed)

[Maria Elmvang]

No: HPFGUIDX 146958

susanbones2003 wrote:
> > I was also left cold the the speed at which Sirius (and his meaning,
> > affect on Harry, the whole arc) was disposed of. I wondered and
> > still do if that is a harbinger of things to come. Usefulness over,
> > character gone and forgotten. She does have quite a bit on her plate
> > without getting in too deep.
>
> kchuplis:
> I admire the speed and finality of death in these books. They are just
> very realistic. It gives us, the reader, that same wrenching "left
> undone" feel that a true close death gives. JKR does not skirt the
> issue of how final, how scary, how sudden and how empty death is for
> the living.


Maria next:
I respectfully disagree, Karen. Sirius' death did not touch me *at all*. I
liked Sirius' character, but his entire death was just such a 'non-event'
that - like Susan - it left me cold. I actually had to go back and reread
the last few pages to even realize *that* he'd died... I remember the next
chapter starting out with something like "Harry couldn't believe Sirius was
dead" (or something similar - sorry, I don't have the book here), and I
thought "Huh? He died?"... oh yeah... he 'fell through the veil'.

I was touched by both Cedric and Dumbledore's death, so I think it was just
a spot of bad writing on JKR's behalf (but then, OotP is so far my least
favourite of the HP books that I'm inclined to say I dislike it). After
having known for the entire book that somebody was going to die, it was just
too anti-climatic.


And since I'm writing - to touch upon the original topic. I, for one,
definitely DON'T believe in ESE!Lupin. First of all, I have yet to see any
convincing evidence. Secondly, book 7 has a finite length. JKR will be hard
pressed to tie up all loose threads as it is, without introducing a new
(long) plot-twist.


Just my two cents.
Maria

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not because I see it, but by it
I see everything else
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