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beccastareyesPosted a 'Am I the only one who doens't really want Sirius to come back because I think it would devalue the stuff Rowling is trying to portray (and it's damn difficult to bring back someone you kill and making it convincing*)?' in a HP discussion. So far I've had one comment, and that person was agreeing with me.
* Will include some of the authors I read. [START Spoilers for A Song of Ice and Fire and probably Fullmetal Alchemist]
Martin pulls it off well in his third book, as he had already established resurrection was possible, if what's-his-face-the-god has use for you, and by pointing out that even resurrection magic is limited -- Caitlin Stark may have come back from the dead, but her throat was too damaged for her to speak. Steven Burst doens't count, as pretty much anyone with an intanct soul, no brain injuries, and no magic preventing it can be revived within three days of death. FMA actually handles it reasonably well in the anime (and probably the manga, but have only read the first volume), because they stick to 'equivalent exchange' and the caveat that only someone very recently dead can have their soul retrieved from the Gate and trying on anyone else will only produce a Homonucleus that resembles the person. (Healing Ed from a mortal injury near the end required full use of the Philospher's Stone (which is bad as it happened to be contianed in Al's body). Ed had to give up an arm just to retrieve Al's soul, and Ed has to give up a recently-retrieved arm, Al's memories of the last four years, and his position on that side of the Gate to get Al's body back (working from memory there -- need to see the end again).] Can't think of any other examples off of the top of my head, aside from how silly things can get if you abuse the resurrectiopn plot -- I have friends who are X-men fans.
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* Will include some of the authors I read. [START Spoilers for A Song of Ice and Fire and probably Fullmetal Alchemist]
Martin pulls it off well in his third book, as he had already established resurrection was possible, if what's-his-face-the-god has use for you, and by pointing out that even resurrection magic is limited -- Caitlin Stark may have come back from the dead, but her throat was too damaged for her to speak. Steven Burst doens't count, as pretty much anyone with an intanct soul, no brain injuries, and no magic preventing it can be revived within three days of death. FMA actually handles it reasonably well in the anime (and probably the manga, but have only read the first volume), because they stick to 'equivalent exchange' and the caveat that only someone very recently dead can have their soul retrieved from the Gate and trying on anyone else will only produce a Homonucleus that resembles the person. (Healing Ed from a mortal injury near the end required full use of the Philospher's Stone (which is bad as it happened to be contianed in Al's body). Ed had to give up an arm just to retrieve Al's soul, and Ed has to give up a recently-retrieved arm, Al's memories of the last four years, and his position on that side of the Gate to get Al's body back (working from memory there -- need to see the end again).] Can't think of any other examples off of the top of my head, aside from how silly things can get if you abuse the resurrectiopn plot -- I have friends who are X-men fans.
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