minimal safety precautions and figures of speech

[CJ Estes]

--- Scott <insanus_scottus at ...> wrote:
> SPOILER SPACE
> 
> Cm'on
> 
> seriously, 
> 
> as
>  
> if
>  
> this
>  
> stops
> 
> someone
> 
> who
> 
> is
>  
> really
>  
> determined.
> 
> (yeah you!)
> 
> SPOILER SPACE
> 
> 
> DEATH
> What is the consensus-- Did Sirius die from a curse
> or from falling 
> through the veil? (And isn't the veil room call the
> "room of death" 
> or something like that...I can't find it at the
> moment)
> 

I got the impression that it was falling through the
veil that resulted in the death.  That this veil was
the veil between life and death.  And if that's the
case, why the heck isn't there some sort of railing to
prevents accidents like this from happening.  If this
were the US I'd sick OSHA on them.


I think this is still another instance where JKR turns
a figure of speech into a literal part of the plot. 
Other instances that I can think of off the top of my
head include:

If looks could kill
Someone being two-faced
Giving your Right Hand for someone
music soothes the savage beast
Now using the Veil to pass a character to the "other
side"

She does this constantly and I really need to go
through the books and make a list of these.  Perhaps
after I recover.

Carole





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