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| | Order of the Phoenix Harry's 5th year at Hogwarts - will you join? | Vote for SS!
01-03-2004, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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| i think the order will continue meeting at sirius' house, because as of now it is the safest place for them to meet with all the securities sirius' parents and dumbledore had put on it. |
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01-06-2004, 08:00 PM
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Location: Trondheim, Norway Join Date: Oct 2003
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| Quote: Originally posted by DownWithTheDarkLord@Dec 31 2003, 04:54 PM i also agree fully with miss potter | thank you. Quote: | i think that sirius had to die because there was no way to get him released of charges, and he would have spent all of the rest of the books in captivity | that is no reason to kill sirius though....all us sirus lovers lived (well when readin the books) for his small apperances in the fires...in hogsmead...his letters to harry ,harrys letters to him.... i'd manage fine with that AND she ''easily'' could have cleared him..... i wish she would have killed off someone else. BUT i still believe that the ''reason'' for killing sirius will come to us at last. |
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01-14-2004, 11:04 PM
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| | Ghoul
Location: Godric's Hollow Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 561
| Yes exactly! but I still have hopes that he's not actually dead
Love Sirius!!!! |
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01-15-2004, 10:02 AM
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| Japanese Language ModSlytherin by heart Diricawl
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Armand Erikson/Drago Carracio Graduated Ministry RPG Name:
Armand Erikson/Drago Carracio Magical Creatures | I sorta found this on accident when I was looking over roleplay stuff: Quote: The prominent archeo-astronomy scientist E.C. Krupp has linked the Phoenix with both the Sun and Sirius:
"The Egyptians attached particular importance to a heron-like bird they called the "bennu", and the Greeks identified the bennu with the phoenix. According to Herodotus, the red and gold bennu was reported to return from Arabia to Heliopolis after five hundred years’ absence, or, more curiously, according to others, after 1,461 years. In some versions of the legend the bennu dies at heliopolis, and from either its nest or its own burned remains a new bennu arises to start the cycle of life anew." (3)
The figure of 1,461 years is the length of time of the Sothic Cycle, the time taken for the Solar Calendar to coincide again with that of Sirius. (Sirius has a yearly cycle of 365 days compared with the Solar 365.25). This leads Krupp to identify the Phoenix with Sirius. But he recognises that things are not that simple, as the Phoenix also clearly has a solar dimension:
"The bennu must have been associated with the sun, for the bird, in Egyptian myth, was said to be the soul of Ra… Contradictory aspects of the myth of the bennu and the very idea of the benben have made it difficult to understand the relationship between these very important symbols and the Egyptian solar religion… The bennu was the guide of the gods in the Duat and came from the heart of Osiris." (3)
This confusion between important stars and the Sun will be a running theme throughout our investigation. It confuses Egyptologists and muddies the waters greatly. I strongly suspect that the solution lies in the guise of a hitherto unknown celestial body, that incorporates a mixed identity of star, planet and dark sun. This is represented by the Phoenix, or Bennu, and symbolises its rebirth in the heavens after a protracted absence. The Phoenix is associated with the Sun and Sirius because its
visible perihelion passage occurs near Sirius, and sometimes is cast into the darkness of the Duat, emerging heliacally with the Sun. I will be showing how this possibility explains the lack of evidence of Nibiru’s last passage, and why the Egyptians held the heliacal setting and rising of Sirius to be of such fundamental importance. | The first thing that caught me was " Krupp has linked the Phoenix with both the Sun and Sirius" in the same sentance. I decided to read through and see what it was about and for some reason just couldn't pull myself away. And this just wouldn't leave me: " This leads Krupp to identify the Phoenix with Sirius."
It may not mean anything, but if nothing else, I really found it intersting. |
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01-16-2004, 11:42 PM
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| | Glumbumble
Location: Denver, CO Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 200
| How can we be sure that it was really Sirius that fell through the veil? Just bear with me... Remember the article in the Quibbler? And the Black family tree? What two things happened around the same time? For those of you that look like this-  - Regulus was "killed" around the same time that Stubby Boardman (Sirius?) retired from public life. That is way too concidential for me. What if Regulus escaped the Death Eaters, or faked his own death? (never take a carachters word for ANYTHING!) It makes sense to me that he would have adopted Sirius' name as an alias, then he would have of course dropped it when Sirius was sent to Azkaban. And we were never told what Sirius' reaction to the article was, maybe he contacted this eyewitness and found his brother. But why would they switch places you ask, well Dumbledore did say that he feared that Voldy might try and lure him into a trap, and Dumbledore knows pretty much everything that goes on anyway, and if you use your common sense, the most obvious way to get Harry away from Hogwarts is using the person that he cares for most. It sounds kind of morbid, sacrificing one brother to save another, but maybe there is something important that Sirius has yet to do, something that only he can do. But there still is the ever present question of why... Well, was Harry the same person at the end of the book that he was at the begining? Do you think he learned a valueable lesson? You should. Do you think that he'll go charging into battle again without thinking or asking questions? I wouldn't bet on it (I doubt that Bagman would either  )
Just Food For Thought
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01-16-2004, 11:44 PM
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Join Date: Jun 2003
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| Wow, you have some very interesting views. Hmm, Regulus, kind of makes me think. |
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01-17-2004, 06:51 PM
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| | Jarvey
Location: west virginia Join Date: Jan 2004
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| Harry and Hermione saved sirius in the third book, hopefuly they will bring him back in the sixth book.  |
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01-18-2004, 05:01 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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| ok sry if this has already been brought up but here's my view on the subject of Sirius coming back, and plz realise these r just my opinion..
I think it is VERY likely that he will come back. my reasons are:- The veil that Sirius fell into was WAAY to mysterious.. JKR wouldn't have put it in the books if we weren't going to find out what it was. Where did Sirius go?? How do we know he's not just trapped there?
- This might not make sense 2 ne1 but I thought about it for a while, and this is what I concluded.. When you think about it Sirius didn't have much of a part in the books he was in. I mean he had a huge role, but what did he do?? He basically just gave Harry advice, but he wasn't really in there and doing things like the others. I know it was because he was a wanted 'criminal', but something tells me that JKR isn't done with him yet..
- I also think the mirrors that Sirius gave to Harry will have something 2 do with the future books, and Sirius. Why would JKR even bother putting them in otherwise. Just to have Harry try and comunicate w/ sirius after Sirius is 'gone'?? We also don't know where the other mirror is.
- We don't know what curse Bellatrix used on Sirius, so we don't know if it actually killed him before he went into the veil. All we know is that a jet of light hits him, and he looks shocked, then falls into the veil. What happened to him after he fell into the veil??
- Harry hears whispering from the veil earlier in the book. This means that whoever/whatever is in the veil is in some sort of contact with the wizard world. There's something 'special' about the veil, and I doubt JKR would just leave us wondering.
- I kno this doesn't have much 2 do w/ Sirius, but I found it rather odd that only Harry and Luna could hear the whispers. This may be something similar to the Thestrals, where u can only see them if u've seen death. Maybe Harry can communicate w/ Sirius with the veil.
k like i said just my opinion!! plz tell me what u think tho 
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01-18-2004, 05:11 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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| You got some good points Megan but i'm not sure, the reason i'm not entirely convinced with anyones theories about sirius is because of the way JKR reacted when she wrote the part about sirius' death. I think one of the reasons he was killed off was that it would kind of give a spin off in Harry's life again. He's lost just about anything he's ever had and i think that the person he will go to for help will be an unlikely example, i think he will tkae luna's words to heart too. |
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01-18-2004, 05:14 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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| another idea. I think Harry may now become more reckless and no longer care about anything except what he feels. I tihnk from now on he will be one to put the "hero" act on often and that he may become so reckless he will endanger the oens around him |
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01-18-2004, 05:29 AM
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Location: TX Join Date: Sep 2003
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| ~i agree with u meg, but what u said about the mirror, didnt harry try to communicate with sirius near the end of the 5th book? and didnt he throw it at the bottom of his trunk bc he was upset and it shatterd? but the other points that u made, i agree with u, i dont think JKR is done with Sirius, i think he'll make a bigger apprearance in the last 2 books~ |
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01-18-2004, 05:58 AM
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| Quote: Originally posted by krazijenyfur@Jan 17 2004, 11:09 PM ~i agree with u meg, but what u said about the mirror, didnt harry try to communicate with sirius near the end of the 5th book? and didnt he throw it at the bottom of his trunk bc he was upset and it shatterd? but the other points that u made, i agree with u, i dont think JKR is done with Sirius, i think he'll make a bigger apprearance in the last 2 books~ | yep harry did throw it, and it shattered.. but heres another question.. How do we know theres only two mirrors?? wow this is the type of stuff that just bugs me!! i hate waiting 2 find all this out.. hehe :sorcerer: |
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01-20-2004, 05:46 AM
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| His life is like a river Kneazle
Location: Australia Join Date: Aug 2003
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| Quote: Originally posted by iluvjd_and_ob@Jan 17 2004, 10:41 PM How do we know he's not just trapped there? | Because JK said that Sirius is dead. However looking at GW's clue forum it is likely that Sirius may be 'trapped'. We all know the 13 dine, 1st to rise is 1st to die thing and we all know that 13 dines in Grimmauld place. However on re-reading it we notice that Ginny was infact the first to leave the table, not rise, ut she was suddenly on the floor with Crookshanks.
What if this means no one else can die until Ginny dies, meaning Sirius is still inside the veil, not dead or alive. When Ginny snuffs it then Sirius will die. |
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01-21-2004, 07:38 PM
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| | Glumbumble
Location: Denver, CO Join Date: Sep 2003
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| JK also said that you can't come back once you're "prpoerly dead" and we have no conformation that Sirius is in fact, "properly dead". My guess is that the veil is some kind of gateway to the wizarding afterlife, and there have been instances where people have survived the afterlife- like in the Oddessy, and of course we all know Hurcules passed through Hades. Another clue can be found in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Merpeople- also know as Sirens, Selkies, and Merrows... and we all know what made Sirens most famous, don't we?
And from what I've heard, JK said that Sirius's death was difficult to write... Sirius was one of her favorite carachters... and that Siius had to die... Well, I imagine that it would be extermely difficult to write a death when you plan on bringing the person back, and it is logical to think that Sirius's death (permenant or not) will play an important role in future books since he HAD to die. But once again, this is nothing more than speculation and, proves that I have way too much time on my hands.
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01-25-2004, 06:37 PM
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Location: Trondheim, Norway Join Date: Oct 2003
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| im s sad to say,but i too doubt he will come back...JK said he is dead... and im a massive sirius fan...
re live him by reading book 1-5,as i do. hehe
anyways,
sirius is not just caught behind the veil,lupin and dumbledore all said he is gone.
i hate it , but jk found it so hard to write his dead...which it wouldnt have been if she was bringing him back somehow...
i bet there is a reason to why she wrote him out of the series... and we'lll know soon enough.
also, sirius was harrys closest living 'relative', and the series is about harry-having to struggle in life and becoming stronger and stronger, so of course sirius also had to die... it does make sense, when u think about what harry is all about. |
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01-26-2004, 12:38 AM
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Location: Oxford, UK Join Date: Jun 2003
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| Yep, and a while ago JK said that Sirius' death in particular was to draw on her experience with her mother's passing. One of the key effects was not just that Sirius had to die, but that it is random. There isn't necessarily some all-encompassing plot design in which Sirius sacrificed himself to protect Harry. Sirius was there one moment, and he was gone the next. That's one of the things that JK wanted to convey.
It'll be very interesting to see how JK picks up a few things from the end of OotP. First, what will become of Harry's preference for not being human if he has to feel such pain (as Sirius' death)? That seemed to lead much more toward a darker path.. perhaps similar to some kind of thought that Tom would have had. Also, what will become of Harry's loneliness at the end after he learns that he will either die at Tom's hand, or Tom will die at his?
in OotP, a lot of people were skeptical of Harry's story because, as Hermione said, Dumbledore told them just before holiday and then they went home to hear that their parents doubted it. Without his godfather, being at the Dursleys, and everything else... how is he going to react? |
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01-26-2004, 01:42 PM
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Location: Trondheim, Norway Join Date: Oct 2003
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| yes,
it is definitely also one more thing that makes voldemort and harry even more ''equal''. both are withouth parents, and no loving relatives.
they both will have to fight until the very end to survive,as it will be them two in the final fight.
JK is going somewhere with thw whole: voldemort and harry being more and more simular as the story goes on. |
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01-27-2004, 02:32 PM
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| His life is like a river Kneazle
Location: Australia Join Date: Aug 2003
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| Quote: Originally posted by Miss_Potter@Jan 26 2004, 07:22 AM JK is going somewhere with thw whole: voldemort and harry being more and more simular as the story goes on. | Yes and afterall, Tom was the only one to understand Ginny...sorry, I'm a proud shipper to the final days  |
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01-29-2004, 12:49 AM
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| | Nogtail
Location: Hiding out at 12 Grimmauld Place Join Date: Aug 2003
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| I still can't believe he's dead. But he is really dead. omg! Poor Harry, without his godfather around I really think he's gonna lose it! :o :unsure:  :online2long: >  Sirius didn't deserve to die!  |
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02-16-2004, 10:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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| Why should they go back? there is no point. it happened already, and sirius is gone. i kno sirius meant a lot to harry, but to go back in time could be very risky. what happens if harry gets in the way and dies or ron or hermione. so just leave it. life will go on. |
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02-16-2004, 10:17 PM
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| K.O. of Mr Tennant's specs Banshee
Location: scotland, the counry Join Date: Sep 2003
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| i cryed so much when i read the ootp. i thought that it was all harrys fault. i think harry feels that to but i will miss sirius. he was one of the besyt charactors and his death will make harry stronger and more determind to kill voldomort. i dont think it has enything to do with snape although harry blames him. i hope sirius comes back in some form. |
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02-19-2004, 10:52 PM
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| | Nogtail
Location: Hiding out at 12 Grimmauld Place Join Date: Aug 2003
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| Me too. I really miss Sirius, he was the closest thing Harry had to a parent and he was one of best characters.  :brokenheart:  :online2long: |
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02-22-2004, 02:52 PM
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| | Faerie
Join Date: Feb 2004
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| i dont think sirius will come back |
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02-23-2004, 04:12 PM
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