Resurrection

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No: HPFGUIDX 113622

There is a 'recommended post' (82192 - by Sandy) in which she makes 
a powerful case about resurrection not fitting into HP books (e.g. 
of Sirius, or Lily  or even Voldermort after GH).

However, having been through more recent back-posts I'm reminded 
that had Harry not managed to do what he did in CoS, Diary!Tom would 
have gained his body and 'become real' having been formerly only 
spirit (if that) - a 'memory'. Who would *that* 'Lord Voldemort' 
have been? Not real in the same way as the photos, and the paintings 
which (who?), despite JKR's description in the August 2004 Edinburgh 
interview as being 'limited', form friendships with one another, run 
scared from knife attacks, sulk, advise etc 

Arguably LV's been doing resurrection before (arguably in SS/PS, 
though he didn't get his 'own' body back of course) and since with 
of course spectacularly successful results in GoF. But it's not 
resurrection I hear you protest. Voldy hasn't died. Well hmmmmmmmmmm 
Surely that's the point - He has defied death (as phoenixes arguably 
do)and is the exception to the rule that wizards and muggles are 
mortal.