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[Jen Reese]

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Julie:
> I can see Carol's theory working, with the emphasis on Sirius being
> the one who is able to get Harry back to the living, and *only* 
> Sirius, as he didn't really "die" but fell behind the veil, taking
> his body with  him.  *That* would be the meaning in Sirius's death,
> that he was able to help Harry live again.  It's certainly 
> something Sirius, dead or alive, would consider a great 
> accomplishment and honor. 

Jen: I see the theory from this angle, Sirius helping Harry return 
from behind the Veil and helping him live again--it's a nice idea in 
that respect.

I can't get past the part about Harry possessing Voldemort and 
sending him through the Veil as his ultimate end.  To me it's the 
opposite of what Dumbledore explained to Harry at the end of OOTP, 
that Harry's heart saved him.  Possession would not be something like 
Parseltongue, a power not only used by dark wizards but the 'good and 
the great'.  So far the only character using possession is 
iredeemably evil and uses it to control people for his own ends. 

If Harry is able to visit by some other means, I'm certain it would 
be very moving for him to see those people who 'stood before him one 
by one' and if he were able to return Sirius' body in some other 
way....

Julie:
> Despite his faults, I  think he really does love Harry (yes, even
> if he only knew Harry as a baby for a brief 16 months, and wasted
> most of his golden opportunity to know Harry as a teenager). In
> Sirius's mind this might even be something of an atonement to James
> and Lily, for convincing them to make Peter the Secret-Keeper.

Jen: I agree all his efforts since returning have been to that end, 
attempting to make up for mistakes he made and the feeling he 'as 
good as killed' Lily and James and left Harry an orphan.  Going to 
the DOM was yet one more way Sirius believed he could help protect 
Harry in a way he wasn't able to do with James or Lily.  

I pulled up two quotes to have on the thread as reference, not 
because they game me some great insight <g>.  Did I miss any?  

First one, World Book Day, 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].

Here's one other (ITV, 2005):

Rowling: 'I think you will realise why he had to go in terms of plot 
when you read the seventh book.' 

Jen R.