What Is The Veil?

it did say anything about a jet of red light as the one that hit him. here's the quoting from the book... 'Only one couple was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: He was laughing at her. "Come on, you can do better than they!" he yelled, his voice echoing around the cavernous room. The second jet of light hit him squarely in the chest.' See? it doesn't say what color the light that hit him was, so it could have possible been the Killing Curse. We may never know!

In the 5th Book on page 760 Harry is talking to Luna about the thestrals and about who Luna saw die and she goes-

"Anyway, it's not as if I'll never see Mum again, is it?"
"Er-isn't it?" said Harry uncertainly.
She shook her head in disbelief.
"Oh, come on. You heard them, just behind the veil, didn't you?"
"You mean..."
"In that room with the archway. They were just lurking out of sight, that's all. You heard them."
They looked at eachother. Luna was smiling slightly. Harry did not know what to say, or to think; Luna believed so many extraordinary things...yet he had been sure he had heard voices behind the veil, too.

Now, what does all that mean???????????

I've read and re-read that same passage in hope of finding something that would give me the idea that Sirius did not die.And i'm sure it means something but I still haven't figured it out.Hmmmm........Very interesting indeed.

It seems the veil is one of the things never to be explained. Also, how could Ron and the others see the winged horses to be able to ride them to London? I thought you had to see death?

Ron and the others could not see the thestrals they were riding.
That's what made it such an awful ride.

And yes, this one still bugs me.
She could say SOMETHING about the veil.

good. i thought it was just me who didnt understand what there happened to sirius.