Why did Dimitri have to become strigoi?

because as someone said life isn't fair. and also richelle needed a problem like all books have a dilemma in them, something goes wrong and thats what the story focuses on. books arnt meant to be someones perfect life and so this seemed like the most suitable thing to do in her mind. as other said i do believe that he will come back, she cant be mean enough to put use through him actually dying!! but who knows it might be like one of those books with out the perfect happy ending everyone expected. but with the idea of spirit uses being able to turn them back to moroi or dhampir makes me think that that will happen to him. it not going to be like lissa walks up to him and boom, it will be hard i think and might only happen at the end when nearly all hope is gone but i think iyt will happen. hope i helped :)

Because it isn't possible for Dimitri and Rose to be together, without the story being dumb and totally boring.

It would have made the story too predictable if that didn't happen.

DONT LOSE HOPE I DONT THINK RICHELLE MEAD WILL LEAVE IT AS HE STAYS STRIGOI THINK ABOUT IT ITS A FANTASY BOOK AND THERES LIKE ALL THE SPIRIT MAGIC AND STUFF MAYBE LISSA WILL DICOVER A NEW POWER LIKE SHE HAS THE POWER TO TURN STRIGOI BACK TO THERE ORIGINAL SELVES

IT WAS SO SAD!!!, i hope rose finds a way 2 turn him bac, but there are 6 books in total(Richelle Mead said she would right more on her web site)

Richelle Mead did it because without Dimitri turning Strigoi, she wouldn't have had a story to continue. Vampire Academy would have to end at 3.

so rose can realise she's in love with adrian!!!! then there could be a love triangle between a strgoi a moroi and a dhampir
damn that would be cool!!!
or richelle was on drugs when she wrote that
lol just kidding

it's part of the story

dimitri became a strigoi because he went in the cave to rescue the people from the academy, but the strigoi captured him and turned him by force

Well I honestly think that Dimitri was turned Strigoi because every romance story has some obstacle that the main characters try to overcome. If you paid close attention to Blood Promise, Victor's half brother, Robert, contains valuable information on how to convert Strigoi back into former dvamphir (idk if i spelled it right) or back into a Moroi, which in this case, back into a dvamphir! XD

Ooooh gosh I REALLY cried when I found out ThaT dimi3 died. but also ive gotta question. Can any of u guys TeLL me whaT happens in 4th and 5th book.? Cuz i cannot know. u know, in our boring country dnt have these books yet. and everything i found out 'bout Dimi3 [<3<3] is on internet. huh. so... pLease.?? Thanxx advance.!!
Love u.!

It was what had to happen, also has a positive side, when again a Dhampir, back to being himself and given how much he and Rose soon as you want, but the truth I'm not very happy with that, of all what he did to Rose when he was a Strigoi: (

okay so just today i finished reading shadow kiss and i cried i couldnt help it i just did it was so depressing i was hoping he was just caputured or something but then i read exerpts and relized what i hoped would happen didnt i cant get the next book till christmas my library doesnt have it and its killing me i hated the fact that she could just walk away from lissa like that too if that was my friend i wld have died no matter if my love nvr wanted to be strigoi who wld what to anyways i want to know if something good happens though i read the comments and saw that spirit users can change strigoi back plz lissa do it i will be so upset if she doesnt... ugh one month!!!

Okay here we go:
(The Lion King, Circle of Life)
Richelle Mead, will write two other books! For the Vampire Academy serieeeeees! (The series) Those books are awesomeeeee, because I’ve read them both! (Dimitri will come) He’s creepy as hell (he sure is) *Skip to circle of life part* It’s the circle of lifeeee! Go read Spirit Bouuund! But first finish Blood promise! Dimitri is creeeeepy as hellllllll!
You’ll love Sydney Sage! Because she is awesome! Dimitri is still sexyyyyy, but also weiiiiiird!
But seriously:
(Frozen, Do you wanna build a Snowman?)
Do you wanna cry your eyes ouuuuut? This book was pretty saaaaaad. Will we see Dimitri never more? Don’t kill him Rose! They look cute and kill Strigoi’s al the waaaaay! Will Dimitri be a monster? Or is he a just a dick? I wish Richelle could tell us whyyyyyy?!
Do you wanna cry your eyes ouuuut? All the fan girls cried their eyes ouuuut! Read the books! :D
But hey, I can tell you this:
(Hercules, I can go the distance)
We all often dreamed, of a great nice book. Where Rose will be badass and Liss will be to. Maybe this is their change! To safe Dimka’s soul! And the fan girls are screaming: WHAT THE F*CK WILL HAPPEN NOW?! Rose will find her way, she can go the distance.
We all pray she doesn’t fall, and Lissa must be strong! Adrian’s the funny guy, he deserves to smile. Eddie’s our all-time favourite, please don’t kill, him oooooffffffff!
So Hakuna Matata!
(The Lion King, Hakuna Mata)
Hakuna Matata! Dimka is gone! Hakuna Matata, he has lost his soullll! But have no worries! Just read the next books! Then read the bloodlines, don’t watch the film! A fan girlie catch phrase: Comrade xD
Tada! My English is quite awful so can’t help that! I hope that you’re not crying anymore :(
Disney makes everything positive! xD