New Clue - Graveyard at Hogwarts

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 99816

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:
>  
> > vmonte replies:
> > 
> > What if DD wanted to protect their bodies.  If a piece of a 
> subject's  hair is needed to make polyjuice potion, what else can 
> be made with  the bodies of the dead.  Maybe, DD is taking care 
> of their graves by  ensuring that they aren't desecrated.  (I know 
> I'm morbid.)<
> 
> I think this is an excellent point, not morbid at all, except that 
> black magic in general is morbid. The Hand of Glory, which 
> appears in CoS, is made from the hand of a corpse. The body 
> parts of magical creatures  have powers after their 
> deaths--dragon blood and heartstrings for example. Wizard 
> graveyards probably have very powerful magical protections on 
> them to keep Dark Wizards from harvesting the remains. 
> Therefore the Trio could not make a casual visit as Cuaron 
> would have had them do.
> 
> Pippin


Hi All,

In GoF, Crouch!Moody explains he kept Moody alive in order to 
question him and because he needed to use his hair for the potion 
(paraphrased from GOF hardback, US pg 689).  I had always thought the 
person had to be alive in order for Polyjuice to work.  If the hair 
was from a dead person wouldn't the drinker turn into a corpse?

It is also very interesting to consider what sort of enchantments are 
on WW graveyards.  I think you are correct in assuming there must be 
many, Pippin.  In an earlier thread someone postulated that perhaps 
Harry was in a graveyard near by Hogwarts in the scene in GoF.  We 
know from canon that the GoF graveyard is in Litte Hangleton and 
Harry himself notes that "...they had obviously traveled miles--
perhaps hundreds of miles--for even the mountains surrounding the 
castle were gone" GoF HB US pg 636.

I think the most interesting question of all is why Harry et all wind 
up there in book 6.  In the March 4th chat JKR said if she had a 
chance to meet Harry she would take him to lunch and apologize to him 
because she knows all of the horrible things that are going to happen 
to him.  I don't think Harry is through learning about the nature of 
good and evil and the choices his father made in his life.  If 
Harry's parents are buried at Hogwarts, perhaps it is Harry who will 
seek something from inside one of their caskets that he needs to 
solve some other mystery.

Just pondering...
Sue(hpfan)
P.S.  This also answers the ancient posts (fall maybe?) about what 
rituals the WW has for "disposing" of their dead.  Thank you JKR for 
answering one tiny little riddle.