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[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 168596

 
> > > Dungrollin:
 
> I suppose I veer away from the idea of Harry going through the veil 
and 
> seeing Sirius again because of this quote:
> 
> ---------------------------
> DR: Harry *sees* his parents -
> 
> JKR: Yes. For the first time. He can not remember what they looked 
> like. They died when he was one year old.
> 
> DR: - as perhaps you long to see your own mo-
> 
> JKR: I think we all do. I think that's very common. I've met many 
many 
> many people now who've said that that chapter moved them, because 
you 
> do have this appalling thirst just to see them again. And it would 
> never be enough, but that point is made in the book. You know, 
Harry 
> has this obsession with returning to the mirror, to keep staring at 
his 
> parents. Ultimately it's not healthy. You do have to let go. And 
they 
> would want you to let go. You know, this is a very important point.
> ---------------------------
> http://www.accio-quote.org/articles/1999/1299-wamu-rehm.htm
> 
> I dunno. I'm probably rationalising. I can't shake the feeling that 
> she'd be undermining herself by allowing Harry to see Sirius again 
> before he dies.
> 
> Dungrollin
>

Hickengruendler:

But she already did something like this with the Priori Incantatem 
scene. This is not like the Mirror of Erised (where there were just 
images of James and Lily) or the Pensieve (which might be similar to 
watching a homemade video). Here some forms of James and Lily (as 
well as Cedric, Frank and Bertha) came out of Voldie's wand, and they 
directly interacted with Harry and had memories of the present. 
Therefore you could argue, that she already did undermine herself 
here, though I disagree. It's not that the ghostlike figures actually 
stayed, Harry had to let go of them again.

Personally, I wouldn't be surprised at all, if something like this 
happens again. JKR had found a way to explain a short-time return of 
the dead once, therefore she theoretically could do it again. And if 
it's an even as half a satisfying read for me, as the climax of GoF 
was, I won't complain.