Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows - POTENTIAL SPOILERS

[Donovan Morningfire]

Here's a question for everyone. Nearly-Headless tells Harry at the end of Book 5 that those who are afraid of passing on remain as ghosts. Voldemort seems to have feared death more than anyone encountered to date. Any ghost potential there, or the fact that he's broken his soul into multiple pieces nix that idea?

I'm guessing that since Voldemort's soul was so unstable and tattered at that point there wasn't enough left of it to form an imprint.

Could also be that part of why the Killing Curse is so reviled is that it destroys the target's soul, thus making their return as a ghost impossible. Of the three ghosts whose origins we've learned (Nick, Grey Lady, Bloody Baron), none of them died by magical means. And since Voldy got fragged by his own curse with a bare pittance of a soul left to call his own... I'd have to agree with Bones in that he's dead Jim.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

I'm guessing that since Voldemort's soul was so unstable and tattered at that point there wasn't enough left of it to form an imprint.

Could also be that part of why the Killing Curse is so reviled is that it destroys the target's soul, thus making their return as a ghost impossible. Of the three ghosts whose origins we've learned (Nick, Grey Lady, Bloody Baron), none of them died by magical means. And since Voldy got fragged by his own curse with a bare pittance of a soul left to call his own... I'd have to agree with Bones in that he's dead Jim.

I don't think so. That is why Dementors were so feared, they destroyed the soul. The killing curse just kills instantly.

 

[Tiberius]

Of the three ghosts whose origins we've learned (Nick, Grey Lady, Bloody Baron), none of them died by magical means.

Don't forget Myrtle, who did die of magical means (insofar as a basilisk is an unnatural creature).

 

[Donovan Morningfire]

Don't forget Myrtle, who did die of magical means (insofar as a basilisk is an unnatural creature).

After the GoF movie, I was trying to forget Myrtle *shudders* Basilisk stare got her, which from all indications causes a physical death.

But now that I think about it a bit more, I probably am off on the AK destroying the soul, since James and Lily Potter's ghosts both showed up towards the end to accompany Harry to his "fate," and both of them got AK'd. Perhaps instead of soul destruction, it just kicks the soul straight to the afterlife without so much as a "by your leave." Voldy is also a pretty unique case, since he'd split his soul several times, when most Horcrux creators settled for just the once.

 

[buzzard]

I hope the wizarding world got rid of the dementors for once and all.

Of course this begs a question of how you do it. All we've seen is how to drive them away. I certainly hope there's a way to wipe the damned things out.

buzzard

 

[Desdichado]

I wonder. Horcruxes vs. phylacteries. Obviously it's the same idea. Has anyone given any thought to a D&D lich with multiple phylacteries spread across the world? The planes? Etc.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

I wonder. Horcruxes vs. phylacteries. Obviously it's the same idea. Has anyone given any thought to a D&D lich with multiple phylacteries spread across the world? The planes? Etc.

IIRC, there's a Netherese lich in the Realms who's split his phylactery a bajillion times.

Brad

 

[yipwyg42]

Warning potential spoilers ahead





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I was wondering if the Peverells lived before or after Salazar Slytherin.

 

[Desdichado]

Where's the spoilers?

 

[kingpaul]

I was wondering if the Peverells lived before or after Salazar Slytherin.

I'm guessing

Spoiler

before, since they've been relegated to fairy tale. Hogwarts was founded about 1,000 years ago, and they're still talked about as real people. Further, I'm guessing because of the outright implication that Harry is descended from the 3rd brother and the Gaunts from the 2nd (why else would they have the Resurrection Stone), Harry and Tom are very distant cousins.