The Deathly Hallows -- first stop beyond the veil?

[redeyedwings]

No: HPFGUIDX 163370

Hey all,

I've been perusing the postings regarding the meaning of the new
title, and although I don't have my books nearby for reference, I'd
like to take a shot at something JKR's been (I think) planning for a
while.

Somebody wrote that perhaps the title could refer to Harry going
'beyond the veil' and possibly communicating with Sirius and maybe
others in the land of the dead. That, combined with many
interpretations of the title as referring to some sort of 'hallowed
ground' (ie -- a place), leads me to suspect that JKR is alluding to
the mythical "underworld" -- not heaven or hell exactly, just the
first stop on the long journey of the soul. The road to judgement,
perhaps, or the gates to hades, or to eternal rewards in heaven, or
whatever vision she has of our final destination.

In fact, and here is where I wish I had the books, doesn't Nearly
Headless Nick make reference to Sirius and how 'he would have gone
on', unlike Nick himself did?

Gone 'ON' implies that there is a stop for the spirit after death, but
before the final resting place of the soul. A place to make choices,
to remain in limbo until alit's all over with. A place to wait for one
more chance to communicate with the living without resigning oneself
to ghostdom?

Could this place be a hallowed ground where dead spirits await
conclusion of their affairs in the mortal world before retiring to
eternity? A place to linger before choosing to walk once more as a
pale ghost or continue on to "the next great adventure"? A sacred,
Hallowed place where you're not quite dead, not quite alive, but
definitely Deathly?

Perhaps that's the point of the veil -- not a window into the world of
the dead, but a window into the Deathly Hallows, a sacred place where
the recently departed linger before the long final journey...

I, for one, definitely think we're headed back to the ministry. Just
throwing it out there for everyone else...

Jordan