Death rites and such

[bookraptor11]

No: HPFGUIDX 32616

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> wrote:
>    The efficacy of magical ingredients might vary according to how 
> difficult they are to obtain...nobody seems to be very concerned 
> about keeping track of their hair or fingernail clippings.

Besides their use in polyjuice potion, hair and fingernail clippings 
could also be used in potions that would do damage to the person they 
were taken from.  Being young, the students at Hogwarts probably 
don't exercise much caution on that front and spells or potions of 
that sort would not be taught there anyway.  I can see the teachers, 
government officials, and aurors especially being much more 
cautious.  Perhaps that's why Dumbledore's hair is so long, maybe 
it's never been cut!

Donna