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[flexiblegenius]

Is there any proof that Sirius is indeed dead? I mean, there was no mention of Bellatrix saying the actual Killing Curse.

Only one couple were still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jest of red light: He was laughing at her. "Come on, you can do better than that!" he yelled, his voice

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[giapet]

Dead as a doorknob.

Rowling has said he's dead; I think if she brought him back even in some kind of undead form it would completely nullify a HUGE theme in the books: basically, Voldemort does all these horrifyingly evil things because he is SCARED TO DIE. He wants to live forever. So she has to show several deaths in order to show that death is a natural part of life and something that Harry can deal with.

Additionally, and I can't stress this enough: Harry absolutely MUST be without his adult helpers in this last book in order to prove to the reader that he, himself, is actually worth beans-- or the reader will never know if Sirius or Dumbledore or someone else was helping him.

If Merlin hadn't died, King Arthur wouldn't have been able to get the respect of his people, who would have always thought Merlin kept him in power and helped him. If Obi-Wan Kenobe hadn't died, Luke would have kept leaning on him for help until the end and never gotten the sense of urgency to become a Jedi knight that he did.

To sum up: they're all dead, and they have to stay that way. Sorry. Drink coke, play again.

How dead?

[akhekhu]

I agree with you that they are dead and staying dead--but what do you think about contact beyond the grave, so to speak? I'm not talking a ouija board or anything, and not necessarily even "speaking", but how the memory/made up memories of his parents help him (Harry) fight sometimes. Do you think Sirius could be used in this way?

I understand that Harry has to prove to us and himself that he can do this without help (well, he'll get a little help with his friends) of an adult. But a little friendly advice or guidance wouldn't hurt :) But I suppose any support like that could come from the Weaselys, Lupin, Etc. (sorry, this was just supposed to be a comment, I got to rambling!)

Re: How dead?

[giapet]

Aside from ghosts-- which I doubt Sirius would become one of --the only contact from beyond the grave we've seen was only quasi: when we saw the 'ghosts' of Harry's parents, Cedric, the witch, and the caretaker shoot out from Voldie's wand.

However, that occurrance happened on account of Harry and Voldie's wands being connected in an odd way (the phoenix feathers). But it was Bellatrix's wand that hit Sirius (although we're not quite sure what with), and as Fawkes only gave two feathers (Harry's and Voldie's), it seems unlikely that we'd see Harry's wand connect with Bellatrix's that way.

Is it possible that Sirius may find a way to talk to Harry beyond the grave, even briefly? Absolutely. JK Rowling is mistress of her world and she could do it. Do I think she will? No, I don't.

As I said, Harry must be on his own and relying on his own power when he defeats Voldie. Ron and Hermione may offer some support, but it really has to be all Harry.