Why didn't Voldemort die? (long)

[jekatiska]

No: HPFGUIDX 111132

> > Valky:

> > The Magical Brethren statue blew up, yes, but my point was where in 
> > canon does the Avada Kedavra blow stuff up _when it actually kills 
> > someone_. Unless you're suggesting that Harry survived because 
> > LV..... ? missed ? ;P
> 

> Josh: 

> Of course he didn't miss... Harry's scar shows us where it landed... 
> but who knows what the effect is of an AK _failing_. Irresistable 
> force against an immovable object... yeah.

Jekatiska:

He didn't miss, but the curse _failed_. (A term from canon.) Also we
must bear in mind Voldemort's protective spell(s) that worked against
the Avada Kedavra curse, undoubtedly producing a force capable of
destroying a mere house...


>Josh:
 
> However, keep in mind that LV's wand _was_ retreived. I can explain 
> everything else, including the knowledge of LV's (partial) demise by 
> fading of Dark Marks, but Wormie got that wand somehow.

Jekatiska:

Yes, how DID that wand find its way back to Voldemort?

Jekatiska