From the little Hermione told me about the stuff that went on at Buckingham this summer, it sounds like the Ministry really did think he was dead. I get that impression from some the Floo calls the Headmistress has had, too. But I think that if there's a secret group that can smuggle wands into the country, that probably means they've got somebody helping them outside the borders, right? And France seems pretty likely, because most of the little trade there is from outside the country comes through there.
So if they've got someone in France who can help smuggle wands, I bet whoever it is could figure out how to magick up a fake dead body, to convince the Ministry he's really gone.
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From the little Hermione told me about the stuff that went on at Buckingham this summer, it sounds like the Ministry really did think he was dead. I get that impression from some the Floo calls the Headmistress has had, too. But I think that if there's a secret group that can smuggle wands into the country, that probably means they've got somebody helping them outside the borders, right? And France seems pretty likely, because most of the little trade there is from outside the country comes through there.
So if they've got someone in France who can help smuggle wands, I bet whoever it is could figure out how to magick up a fake dead body, to convince the Ministry he's really gone.