Some questions on the series as a whole ...

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 181879

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Beatrice23" <beatrice23 at ...> wrote:

> I would however assume that LV's body was not found in the 
> ruins.  The body may have be obliterated by the force of the 
> rebounded spell.  


This is not exactly true. The body is mentioned sometimes in the
books. For example, DD says about LV in "King's Cross" chapter: "He
left more than his body behind" (DH, p.709 Am.ed.) - meaning that he
left not only his body, but also the soul bit in Harry. 

I don't know how DD convinced the authorities that, even though they
found the body, LV was not completely dead. DD's reputation of the
greatest wizard of the world might have helped, I guess :-). 

The fact is, DD *did* manage to convince whoever was the minister back
then, because the Aurors were sent to look for LV after his "death".
He himself said so in GoF: "I knew that the Aurors were still abroad
and searching for me" (GoF, p.653 Am.ed.). This means that at least
someone believed DD and took action.


zanooda