The Cemetery at Hogwarts

[dungrollin]

No: HPFGUIDX 123482


> As JKR interviews are treated as canon by this group I believe it 
> is appropriate to bring this up here.  
> 
> It was just pointed out to me earlier today that in an interview 
> on the DVD of PoA JKR reveals that there is a cemetery somewhere 
> on the grounds of Hogwarts.  I watched the interview, and sure 
> enough, there she is, affirming just that.
> 
<snip>
> The context is that the director of the movie wanted to put a 
> cemetery in the movie, he wanted that to be where the trio is when 
> they watch what they believe to be Buckbeak's execution.  Alfonso 
> says that Jo said no, because "that is not where the graveyard is 
> it is in another part of the castle (or grounds?) and it will 
> play
."  OK, I put that in quotes, but it is a paraphrase.  But
> he does end with "it is gonna play
.." and leaves that hanging
> heavy in the air. 
> 
> So, what do people make of this?
> 

Dungrollin:
I suppose it could be where the school founders are buried - didn't 
it get mentioned as appearing in book 6 rather than book 7? Which 
could mean that the HBP plotline cut from CoS is related to Godric 
Gryffindor.

I have another suggestion...  but those with high blood pressure 
might be advised to read no further.

I've been toying with this thought for a while, ever since I heard 
about this supposed graveyard, though I can't make it work unless 
what Voldy did to make himself immortal was to mess around with 
AKs.  

So it would go:
The AK that bounced off Harry had the same effect on Harry as 
whatever Voldy's successful experiment had on Voldy. 

Harry will now become Vapour!Potter if somebody AKs him.

If somebody AKs Harry, the only way to get Harry a body back so that 
he can defeat Voldy for good would be by using the same Dark Magic 
that Voldy used (since the Philosopher's stone has been destroyed). 
So he'd need: bone of the father (if this graveyard is where James 
is buried), blood of an enemy (Malfoy? Crabbe? Goyle? Snape?) and 
flesh of a servant (Dobby?).

Means and ends, again. How dark is Dark Magic? Is it worth 
besmirching one's soul to save the world?  If intention is the 
important thing when using magic, would using Dark Magic with the 
intention of saving the world count as using Dark Magic?  When 
presented with a choice between two evils, should one choose the 
lesser? Or should one rather save one's own soul than the lives of 
countless innocents?

It would present an interesting moral dilemma for the heros to get 
their teeth into, at least. 

Dungrollin