Mandrakes ( was Snape's Duty in the GoF)

[Chelsea2162 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 34987

Maria writes:
 < Also, what are other purposes for mandrakes.  In the previous 
 <book in CoS, they were used to bring ppl to life (such as Filch's cat 
 <and Hermoine).  Will mandrakes ever serve a purpose to bring someone 
 <back from the dead?  

When I read what Maria wrote, I started wondering the same thing. Could 
mandrakes possible bring someone back to life? However, I've heard many 
people saying that necromancy (bringing the dead back to life) is NOT 
something to mess with. But, if someone was killed, and a minute or so later 
they were administered the mandrake potion, would it still be considered bad? 
This also raises other questions. Could mandrakes have helped say, Lily and 
James? If Sirius and Hagrid appeared quickly on the scene, would they have 
able to bring Lily and James back to life? Somehow though, this just doesn't 
seem likely. Anyone else have any ideas on the power of the mandrakes?

*Chelsea*