The bodies of James and Lily Potter

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No: HPFGUIDX 52795

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "loonyloopyrjl 
<loonyloopyrjl at y...>" <loonyloopyrjl at y...> wrote:
> Pepsiboy <pepsiboy71 at m...> wrote:
> > I've often wondered what happened to the
> > bodies of James and Lily after their
> > deaths at the hands of Voldemort?  I know
> > Hagrid was the one to find Harry and take
> > him to Dumbledore (but not before running
> > into Sirius), but I often wondered of the
> > bodies were ever recovered? Or even buried?
> > We know that the house was burning when
> > Hagrid got there, but why did it burn? Did
> > the backlash from the Killing Curse prove
> > so powerful that it actually caused the
> > burning?  Just curious....
> 
> Me:  I don't have the texts with me, so working
> from memory ...
> 1. Sirius says he found the bodies of James and Lily.
<snip>
> So, I think the Potters' bodies were recovered and buried
> by members of the Wizard World. The fire might have been
> caused by Wormtail when he caused the explosion that killed
> the twelve Muggles?
> 
> Loony Loopy, who is a little creeped out by such a morbid topic.

PoA, Ch.19: Sirius - "And when I saw their house, destroyed, and 
their bodies..."

SS/PS, Ch.1: Hagrid - "...house was almost destroyed, but I got him 
out alright before the Muggles started swarmin' around."

PoA, Ch.10: Hagrid - "Jus' got him outta the ruins, poor little 
thing..."

I found these after a quick skim, but nothing that states that the 
house was burning after the attack--just destroyed. Which would make 
sense: the aftermath of the rebounded curse was so powerful, it 
destroyed Voldemort and blew the Potter's house apart. Can anyone 
cite an instance where the house is described as burning/on fire?

We know that Hagrid was sent to collect Harry, and that there is a 
large gap of time (18-24hrs) from between when he was sent to the 
Potters' and when he arrived at the Dursleys'. Maybe Hagrid was also 
transporting the Potters' bodies to a safe place as well?

Emily, who also finds this topic morbid, but intriguing.