Why of course I'll tll you, it's... But no, that would spoil it for other people. So here's a web page that has nothing to do with HP, but does have the dead character's name: http://www.iol.ie/~cobharts/
Thanks - that has confirmed it for me. Hope it wasn't too painful a death. Do you think Harry will become embittered and twisted in the next book - perhaps turn to the dark side in a Darth Vader kind of way????
I think the death of Sirius will send him completely over the edge and give JK an excellent chance to get a positive drugs message out to the young masses as Harry becomes quickly addicted to crack and ends up as a rent boy to pay for it. I think that's more Jerry Springer than Jenny Jones though! ;-)