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So there's already a resurrection ritual that Harry has heard about. Blood of an enemy, bone of the father, flesh of the servant. Can he find these things for Hermione?
Anyone else confused by the line in chapter 89:
On first reading I thought it was the as-of-yet-unnamed-but-totally-Hermione victim, which seemed odd, but on a third read I think it might be Harry, and the distance of the narration just a reflection of Harry's horror. Not sure, though.
In canon this ritual is used to give the Horcrux-preserved shadow of Voldemort a new body. His body has the shape of a human baby and is able to talk coherently; he reemerges after the ritual with a fullformed body. Hermione has got no Horcrux of her own, and is thus beyond the means of this resurrection ritual.
Based on main canon, I don't have the sense that that resurrection ritual works for someone who's properly dead.
Does Hermione have a servant?
Captain Ron would be the ideal choice.
The only plausible enemy is Quirell - how exactly will Harry forcibly take his blood?
Why? That was my reading.
I'd expected this to be spoken by Harry under his cloak (thus `a voice') when I read it. I still think it was Harry, because it makes perfect sense for him to say that (he wishes to attend to Hermione as soon as possible) and it's awfully coherent for someone going into shock.
He can try, but, well, Voldemort's soul was still around. :(
He would have needed to kill somebody, possibly to have killed somebody with mens rhea, to do that.
Of course, Harry might get around this.
Bone is a problem since Harry's father is alive. Plus it must be unknowingly bequeathed. Perhaps he could steal it, and it would be OK? Perhaps Harry's father will die at some point? Perhaps a different ancestor? Not necessarily father.
Who is his servant? I don't think he has one. The closest would be Lesath Lestrange or maybe the Weasleys.
Enemy would probably be Quirrel. Harry might be able to acquire his blood.
"Mens Rhea!" Is that the spell that makes someone think they're a huge bird that can't fly?
Trying to resurrect Hermione. Not sure how Harry would be able to resurrect /himself/, barring time shenanigans.
... now /that/ would be interesting. Trying to figure out how on earth you managed to resurrect yourself in the six hours before you show up.
The servant would be Harry himself.