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What'll happen if you add a dead one's part of body to the Poly Juice potion?

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 RABlacksd posted over a year ago
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dragonsmemory said:
In theory, the Polyjuice Potion should work as per its design, allowing you to assume the guise of the person for one hour. In practicality, it will not work as you intend. When Bartemious Crouch Jr. assumed the guise of Alastor Moody in 1994-1995, he kept Moddy alive for two reasons. One, for the supply of hair for the potion; and two, to question Moody about his habits. If you take the guise of a dead person and run into someone who knew that person in life, you will be identified as an imposter very quickly, and not just because "you" are supposed to be dead.
Also, there may be an effect on the actual potion, depending on how long the person has been dead. Either way, it would be unwise to experiment with it.
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wow nice answer I'm not even going to add
puggyluv17 posted over a year ago
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Thanks. I just wrote based off what I knew of the potion
dragonsmemory posted over a year ago
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Good answer. :)
Lacerta3 posted over a year ago
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Thanks. I do try
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Jonny1067 said:
People will think that person came back to life.
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dobbyssocks said:
I'm am not sure that it would work. Because once a person dies the hair dies as well, losing all nutrition. That is how forensic science can tell if hair sent for proof of life by kidnappers is real proof of life or proof of death. So if the person was just killed it might work, but not for sure. If the person has been dead for awhile the hair would do no good.
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Book-Freak said:
I wouldn't touch that potion with a barge pole! Liquidised dead bits *shudders*
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HPisLife said:
It's still part of their body, like their hair, so you would turn into the person, you'd look like them but alive.
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