Death rites and such (also Wizard Body parts - uses of)

[Evil Flame]

No: HPFGUIDX 32672

Rebecca wrote:

> 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.

*grumbles*  I am going to have to read that book again.  That totally
slipped my mind.  (I read it in two days right before Christmas.)  But that
was exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about.
>
> 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.
> 

Well that and teenage boys are not very big on emotional closure things like
visiting graves, so he just might not have reached that stage yet.  It's
possible, like you said that he will in future books, and I will be looking
forward to seeing how she does write it, possibly elaborating more on the
traditions surrounding death and how it is handled in the wizarding world.



<<Not only Dark magic:

Did the original owner of the Hand of Glory (Knockturn Alley, COS)
have any say in the use of their hand?>>

You know... that thing has fascinated me since the first mention of it.  For
some reason it just grabbed my attention and I want to know more about it.

<<I think JKR is very likely to put this sort of thing into the books,
after the bone flesh blood spell.>>

I think you will be right about that.  I was thinking more in context of the
first couple of books but on reflection, I do think that there will be more
of this to come.

<<David, thinking there's nothing quite like tossing a Dementor's nose
into the gravy to make a DE party go with a swing.>>

~Evil Flame
(Who wonders how you get on the DE party invite list)