What happened to Snape's body after the war was won?

[Mike Crudele]

No: HPFGUIDX 191237

> Potioncat:
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> Snape didn't need a proper burial. The very moment Harry, Ron and Hermione left the room, two House Elves appeared and went to Severus-- who was as near death as you can come without crossing over--They Magicked him to St. Mungo's where he was more or less restored to health. He assumed a new identity and is living in Hoboken, NJ.
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> "Balderdash!" you say. Wait, I have canon.
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> Hogwarts prevented Umbridge from using the Headmaster's office, but it allowed Headmaster Snape full use of it and of the former Headmaster portraits. The portraits knew full well where Snape's loyalties were and if there had been doubt, Harry announced in presence of the castle what Snape had done. And of course Portrait!DD could serve as witness. So there was no doubt of Snape's validity. Therefore, the only reason a portrait did not appear, is that none was required; Snape was not dead.

Mike:

Ah, but you haven't taken into account the lttle known and less written about codicil to the Headmaster portrait rule: it's called the anti-Deathly Hallows rule, Elder wand codicil. Also known as the "Death and the Deathstick Divergence" rule, or Dat DD rule.

See, you can become master of the Deathstick by killing the former master. But you can't become Headmaster of Hogwarts by killing the former Headmaster. So like Voldemort could wield the Elder wand, so Snape could use the Headmasters' office. But neither was the true owner of that position in the eyes of the Wizarding World. Hence, when Snape kicked the bucket, the codicil kicked in. There was probably a lot of harrumphing around the dead-headmasters' boardroom table, but in the end, rules is rules.

Sorry to say, Snape got a water color finger painting and it's hanging in Moaning Myrtle's loo. Wait... that's not true, I'm not really sorry to say.

Mike, willing to concede the type of paint used :>)