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Hey everyone, welcome to another instalment of Harry Potter Theory.

Today we're going to be discussing the wizarding afterlife, taking a closer look at

what exactly happens to witches and wizards when they die. The line between the living and

the dead is unquestionably a blurry one in Harry Potter. This is reinforced by the prevalence

of beings that skirt these two planes of existence. Ghosts and Dementors are some of the first

that come to mind. And with these bloodlines, the topic of death, which is also a key

thematic element in Harry Potter, becomes even more alluring. In fact, one of the main

messages of the Harry Potter books is that death is not absolute. It's also reinforced that

it's not anything we should be worrying about. We're continually reminded that death is simply a part

of life, and that rather than obsessing over it, we should instead shift our focus on seeking

love and friendship, enjoying the time that we do have. Voldemort infamously tried to evade death, which is why his name is aptly derived from

the French, Voldemort, meaning flight of death.

But the lesson the books teach surrounding the inevitability of death is one that never

quite resonated with our immortality-obsessed antagonist.

Rather than embrace life at its own pace, Voldemort devised all sorts of plans to achieve

the ever-elusive goal of immortality.

On a side note, there are actually five methods of achieving immortality in Harry Potter.

If you're curious about them, check out my video all five methods of immortality in Harry Potter. If you're curious about them, check out my video all five methods of

immortality in Harry Potter. So life and death have blurred lines, but what exactly does

that mean? What happens to a witch or wizard when they die? Why do some become ghosts?

Is there an afterlife? The soul. The first thing we need to focus on is the existence

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