Death rites and such

[Evil Flame]

No: HPFGUIDX 32603

I'm a newbie so if I've messed up or this was already addressed, just point
me in the right direction and I'll get out of the way.

This touches on a couple of different threads ( RE: Lily + James' Bodies
were in the house and Voldie's scope of power.  I'm combining them for
ease.)

<snip> where are they buried/what happened to them?  </snip>

This brings a wealth of questions to mind.  What are the burial/ death
traditions for the wizarding world?  I can imagine that wizard cemeteries
would be quite interesting places and would be unplottable or at least very
remote to protect them from curious muggles.  Also, it would seem to me that
someone as infamous as the Potters were, they would have been laid to rest
in a secret
location.

As morbid and dark as it sounds, would not parts of any wizards
remains be at risk for the dark and unscrupulous to use in charms and
potions of an extremely dark nature? It would be another facet of the dark
arts dealing with the dead at the very least.  I know that JKR is not likely
to
put this is the books, but things of that nature are common in dark
witchcraft in other literature.  (The only example I can remember off the
top of my head comes from Mordred's Curse by Ian McDowell and a flute made
out of an infant's thighbone.)

Does anyone else have speculation or grounds on any of this from the books?


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