[HPforGrownups] Death rites and such

[Allen, Rebecca]

No: HPFGUIDX 32608

Evil Flame asked:
> 
> 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? 

Yes! Voldemort himself uses the bone of his father in the potion which gives him to a body at the end of GoF, which is why they were at that graveyard. This seemed like it was pretty literal -- a little column of white powder rose up from the earth and into the cauldron.

It does make you wonder if James and Lily's graves are protected or hidden somehow. Don't you think Harry would want to visit them at some point in the future? The fact that this hasn't occurred to him yet might be a plot convention -- maybe these graves will be really significant in future books.

/Rebecca


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