Good Points!

harry fan_100%: Great point about the stunning spell but where did you get it from? According to my OotP, it doesn't specify what spell Sirius was hit with, just a "... jet of red light." Even after Sirius was hit with the final spell, "...his eyes widened in shock" which doesn't seem to indicate a stunning spell. What do you think?

I think Jo has killed him. This doesn't explain why she keeps evading the questions about Sirius. Maybe Harry will communicate with Sirius from the Great Beyond The Veil!!??? Maybe through the Mirror of Erised... ???

Rita: You don't have to charm the Mirror of Erised to see and speak to dead people. Harry saw and spoke to his rele.'s in the 1st book, maybe he'll be able to see Sirius the same way? They can't seak though. Which brings us back to that intriguing debate about photos, paintings ands mirrors and how much of the subjects' character and cirrcumstance is reflected in the 'reflection'/ 'image'?

Did you know that 'Erised' is 'desire' backwards?
Go read the real reading of the inscription on the 'Erised Mirror' thread on this site.