Crouch turned into a bone

[GulPlum]

No: HPFGUIDX 45704

At 09:18 23/10/02 +0000, Mecki wrote:

>When I read GoF the third or fourth time, I noticed Crouch/Moody had
>turned his dead father into a BONE and buried him.
>Voldemort used *his* fathers bone to get his body back. Maybe Crouch
>sr. as a bone is a little hint from JKR as to what Voldemort can do
>about Barty's soul??- After all, Barty is not dead, Voldemort wasn't
>dead either. Voldie had a soul, but his body was gone, Barty has a
>body, but his soul is gone.- Could the same, or a similar spell that
>helped V. work on him?

I don't really see it. As you say, Barty Jr's bones are "available" but his 
soul isn't, so in what way could his father's soul-less bone be of any use? 
What Barty Jr needs is spare "spiritual stuff", not spare "body stuff".

Personally, the mental connection I make is between buried bones and dogs. 
Hmmm... do we know any big black dogs in the Potterverse? :-)

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