I am not going to list what we already know as people reading this will have read all books at least three times; therefore, I will spent my time trying to uncover the things we don't know.

We were told by none other than Voldemort himself in Book 4 that he was "ripped" from his body. This quote got me thinking - if he was ripped from his body, then the body will have been left behind - if little baby Harry could be found in the rubble then I'm pretty sure that James, Lily and Tom could've too.

But where are the three bodies? We can almost certainly assume that Lily and James are buried in the Hogwarts graveyard Alfonso Cuaron leaked from his source none other than J.K Rowling.

But then what about Tom - buried under his true name - in the Hogwarts graveyard. Or perhaps the one in Little Hangleton, the very one his father was buried in? This theory would make sense - Voldemort was restored to his body in THAT very graveyard, and maybe dark magic was used to re awaken the body. We have not been told this, but it would make sense. Voldemort hid out in his father's house for about nine months; during that time he was VERY close to his old body.

But then who? Who would bury the infamous Voldemort? One would assume Dumbledore would step in and perform some kind of magic on the body as to stop it reawakening in years to come. But Voldemort has not aged. He is in is sixties and still has dark hair, so we can assume that he now walks in the body he had on the night of the Potter's deaths. But who? Wormtail? He seems too cowardly to bury his master - what if he was caught? But we do know he must have retrieved Voldemort's wand as he was given it back after his rebirth in Book Four.

If buried at the castle, who would have put him there? I think it would have been Dumbledore, so that he could complete the ritual he performed. I can image that after a certain someone's death in Book Five, Harry would not be pleased to hear this information. He would not want the body of the murderer of his parents and others sleeping soundly virtually next door.

I think that after Mr. Cuaron's little slip up, we will all welcome the arrival of The Hogwarts Graveyard in Book Six and hope that it answers many questions left hanging: could Sirius' memorial be planted there? Could the next character to get the chop get buried there? Are the house founders and past teachers there? We will only know when Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is released and we spend the early morning hours turning the precious pages.

Until then, I hope you all enjoy wondering endlessly of the possibilities that lie silent and untouched within The Hogwarts Graveyard.

11/9/04

Posted by: Nicole