Ah, ok. I had thought that they were more than just that, given that Lily's echo was able to recognize Harry and give him advice, and that the echoes were
capable of attacking Voldemort. Though if the word of god is that they are echoes, then I guess I'll go with that.
EDIT: I've given this a bit more thought, and, well, even if they are just echoes, and aren't actually souls, they are echoes of the people killed and not of the spell itself. The other echoes look like ghostly versions of the spell, such as
the miniature dark mark, or Wormtail's silver hand, so you might expect the AK's echo to look like a green ball of light or something. The AK is
weird.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.
capable of attacking Voldemort. Though if the word of god is that they are echoes, then I guess I'll go with that.
EDIT: I've given this a bit more thought, and, well, even if they are just echoes, and aren't actually souls, they are echoes of the people killed and not of the spell itself. The other echoes look like ghostly versions of the spell, such as
the miniature dark mark, or Wormtail's silver hand, so you might expect the AK's echo to look like a green ball of light or something. The AK is
weird.
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Stand between the Silver Crystal and the Golden Sea.
"Youngsters these days just have no appreciation for the magnificence of the legendary cucumber." --Krityan Elder, Tales of Vesperia.