Sirius Black WASN’T KILLED in Rowling’s Original Draft? (A Very Different Ending)

Harry Potter Theory

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4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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You probably remember Sirius Black’s death in Order of the Phoenix—a tragic moment amidst the Battle of the Department of Mysteries that seemed to instantly shift the entire tone of the story. But according to J.K. Rowling’s original draft, that wasn’t how Sirius was meant to die at all... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.3	You probably remember Sirius Black's death in Order of the Phoenix.
1:09.0	A tragic moment amidst the battle of the Department of Mysteries
1:12.0	that seemed to instantly shift the entire tone of the story in an instant. In the book,
1:18.7	Bellatrix hits Sirius with a spell that knocks him backward, causing him to fall through the veil.
1:24.4	Come on, you can do better than that, he yelled, his voice echoing around the cavernous room. The second jet of light hit him squarely on the veil. Come on, you can do better than that, he yelled, his voice echoing around the
1:28.3	cavernous room. The second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest. The laughter had not
1:33.7	quite died from his face, but his eyes widened in shock. It seemed to take serious an age to fall.
1:40.8	His body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backwards through the ragged veil hanging
1:45.6	from the arch. Harry saw the look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfather's wasted, once
1:52.0	handsome face as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil, which fluttered
1:58.0	for a moment as though in a high wind, then fell back into place.
2:02.6	Harry heard Belatrix' stranger's triumphant scream, but knew it meant nothing.
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