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Harry's open grave

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RobReece:
The spot of his last known location was a crime scene, with a large bullet hole and blood splatter(his bloodtype), no sign of life for what, 9 months?
You can call that a "short term disappearance " if you like.

Regardless,  if he weren't 'officially ' dead, there would have been no need to "reestablish " his identity with the government 

Mira:

--- Quote from: RobReece on May 04, 2023, 02:00:08 PM ---The spot of his last known location was a crime scene, with a large bullet hole and blood splatter(his bloodtype), no sign of life for what, 9 months?
You can call that a "short term disappearance " if you like.

Regardless,  if he weren't 'officially ' dead, there would have been no need to "reestablish " his identity with the government

--- End quote ---

I don't remember him having to as far as the government goes.  Now he did have to reestablish himself with the White Council.. Supposedly Murphy was executrices of his will, but he really didn't have anything of value to probate as far as the state was concerned.  Nor would there be any probate without a death certificate...  The evidence that he was likely dead has to be filed in court, and the court can order one made according to Google..

But back to the grave, unless Harry's friends wanted to hold a symbolic funeral and bury an empty coffin, I don't think there is a law that says an empty grave has to be filled in, unless of course there was danger that someone would fall in it and get hurt.  It had been paid for after all.

RobReece:
The quote above is from Cold Days where it specifically states re-estabishing his identity with the government.   

As for the grave, that's exactly what they did at the end of BG.  They filled a coffin and buried it.

Butters states in CD

--- Quote --- “I’m still kind of freaking out that you’re here at all, honestly. I mean, we held your funeral. 
--- End quote ---

Where did they hold his funeral,  if not at his grave,  he didn't say wake or memorial,  he said funeral. Is there another grave for Harry with an empty coffin?

vincentric:
They could have done the death paperwork after GS and held the funeral before CD. While they were holding out hope, at the end of GS thought Harry had passed on.

RobReece:
That was my thought, that until GS, they'd held out hope, once they all saw his ghost and his ghost departed, that hope was gone.  They then had a funeral service,  why didn't they fill his grave then and there?  Why leave it open with his headstone standing there?

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