Quick Questionnaire

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No: HPFGUIDX 168551

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dungrollin" 
<spotthedungbeetle at ...> wrote:
>
> Where have all the exciting theories gone? ::sigh::
> 
> 
> A quick questionnaire for you:
> Sirius Black "had to die" (according to JKR) to:
> 
> a) Hide some facts about Regulus's history which Harry can't be 
> allowed to find out too easily. 


Alla:


Heee, it could be included in plot related reasons, but I am not 
sure it is the main reason.


 
> b) Keep ESE!Snape's cover – "I don't care if Dumbledore thinks 
you've 
> reformed, I know better –" OotP, Ch24 UK p459. Sirius had begun to 
> suspect Snape was cheating on DD, and had to be kept quiet.

Alla:

I love this quote ;), but dream as I am of this quote coming true as 
so many of Sirius' quotes about Snape are IMO, I doubt Sirius 
discovered Snape's treachery, hehe. Next.

 
> c) Because he would have been a complication throughout HBP, Harry 
> would have told him his suspicions about Snape and Malfoy, and 
Sirius 
> would never have let DD hear the end of it until he got some 
answers. 
> Answers which JKR wants to keep for Book 7.


Alla:

Sure he would have been IMO, after all he did want to tell Harry 
about Prophecy contrary to what Dumbledore wanted ( slap DD time)

But again, I would include it in the umbrella reason below.

 
> d) Hide some facts about Snape/Lily/James history
 It's more 
> convincing that Lupin was out of the loop than Sirius.

Alla:

Same as Regulus plot related - could be, but not sure that it is 
main one.


 
> e) Keep ESE!Lupin's cover – Sirius had begun to find Lupin's 
> behaviour a bit suspect, so the werewolf had him silenced.

Alla:

Uhu, no thank you :)


 <SNIPS three reasons I am not quite seeing>

> i) Because JKR wants Harry to be alone. Harry would have found it 
> difficult to keep secrets from Sirius, and she didn't want anyone 
to 
> help on the Horcrux hunt. 


Alla:

Right, I just say for Harry to be alone is one of the two major 
reasons, which JKR pretty much said, no? Like same reason DD died - 
for Harry finish the job alone with his friends without no help from 
parental figures.


> j) ESE!Sirius was taken out by the bad guys because he was in 
danger 
> of blowing his cover, that's why Narcissa didn't blink when Snape 
> claimed to have helped - Kreacher never passed any information.

Alla:

No thank you :)


Now, I do not see the one which I believe can be another plot based 
reason, the big one.

I came to believe more and more that Sirius would give Harry some 
kind of last help from beyond the veil.

IMO.

Thanks, Dung.

Alla