Soul-less Existence

[davewitley]

> Eustace_Scrubb:
> > And what exactly did happen to Barty Jr. after the Kiss?  If we 
can
> > believe Lupin, the victim, although worse than dead, isn't in 
fact,
> > clinically dead.  Without the soul, the victim has "no sense of 
> > self anymore, no memory," but the brain and heart may still be 
> > working.  So is Barty in a special ward of St. Mungo's with other
> > Kiss victims, just existing, being fed via tubes?  To what extent
> > are their brains still working?  
> 
> Jen: That would be a considerable justice system problem after 
> awhile, as the bodies pile up. Ethical dilemma. This strikes me as 
> one of those questions you could ask JKR and she'd say, "oh, he's 
> living with his grandparetns and they care for him." Either that 
or 
> she has a plan to reveal more about some sinister MOM plot and 
we'll 
> get to see that ward at St. Mungos or somesuch place.

Sinister MOM plot?  The Wizarding world's executive and legislative 
branches machinating around the fate of a single individual whose 
intelligence has gone?  Oh, please.  It's too far-fetched.  I know 
we are dealing with a fantasy series, but I hope the plot retains 
*some* credibility.

David