Mandrakes and resurrection Was (Snape's Duty in the GoF)

[uncmark]

No: HPFGUIDX 34999

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "maria_mcnally_2003" 
<maria_mcnally_2003 at y...> wrote:
> 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?  

According to the Harry Potter Lexicon, "Mandrake (Mandragora) 
The Mandrake root is a powerful restorative. It forms an essential 
part of most antidotes, including one for Petrification (CS6) The 
Mandrake Restorative Draft returns people who are transfigured or 
cursed to their original state"

JKR has said in several interviews that the dead cannot be 
resurrected. Dumbledore repeated this in Gpblet of Fire Chapter 36. 
Dark Magic can work a semblance of life like Voldemort at the cost of 
a soul. I'm sure Harry would NOT like zombies back.

Also according to Professor Moody (Crouch) in Goblet of Fire said 
there was no countercurse to Avada Kedavra and that there was only 
one known case of it being blocked (Harry). Although Crouch is not 
the most trustworthy source, there is no evidence that he lied here. 

I see Avada Kedavra as a sort of shock, instantly stopping the heart 
and brain and casting out the soul. With no soul to restore, the 
victim is dead, although ghosts can come back.

As for injured, such as the Longbottoms or Lockheart, I think it 
should be possible to restore them to a previous state. This may be 
via mandrake or possible some rare potion, making a quest necessary. 
Possibly a variation of time travel or the elizer of life?
Uncmark