[HPforGrownups] Re: The bodies of James and Lily Potter

[Pepsiboy]

No: HPFGUIDX 52798

On 2/24/03 5:34 PM, "softetouch <softetouch at yahoo.com>"
<softetouch at yahoo.com> wrote:

 
> 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.
> 
Wow, I didn't know that the Potter's had lived in an area with Muggles.....I
often assumed Godric's Hollow was in Hogsmeade....So, if muggles did later
come to the scene of the crime, then can we assume that maybe they were
buried?  I'd hate to consider that if Lily's only living relative was
Petunia, how she would have reacted to getting a call to identify the body.
Also, apologies if this thread is a bit morbid, but this might be a small
factor in a fic I'm considering to write.....thanks...