AND AT THE END - POA/ Quote about Sirius

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> From Sherry and Alla:
> JKR indicated that there was another reason for Sirius to die 
> besides for Harry to continue journey alone. Would we learn of 
that 
> in book 7?
> 
> Adesa:
> Do you happen to have JKR's quote on this? I've not heard it 
before.
> TIA~
> Adesa in Virginia
>

Alla:

Sure we do :)

http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/2005/0705-edinburgh-
ITVcubreporters.htm

Edinburgh "cub reporter" press conference, ITV, 16 July 2005

"Sorley Richardson for Publishing News - Why did you have to kill 
Sirius when it was the best thing that happened to Harry for years?

JK Rowling: We are back to me being a murderer, aren't we? People 
have asked me this a lot. I have been repeatedly told Sirius was my 
favourite character, why did he have to die? You can imagine how bad 
that makes me feel and in fact after I killed Sirius I went on the 
Internet and somehow stumbled across a fansite devoted entirely to 
Sirius and I killed him in the last 48 hours, so that wasn't good.

I think you will realise why he had to go in terms of plot when you 
read the seventh book. It wasn't arbitrary although part of the 
answer is the one I have given before. It is more satisfying I think 
for the reader if the hero has to go on alone and to give him too 
much support makes his job too easy, sorry."