At the start of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorceror's Stone Voldemort's Killing Curse backfires
due to Lily's sacrifice protecting Harry from Voldemort.
leaving Harry with his scar
and a loose piece of Voldemort's soul
and Voldemort as a loose soul, self-described as "Less than a ghost". Voldemort was not dead, but had no physical body (until he got better in book 4).
What happened to his body? Did it disappear? Or was it left in the rubble of the house, alongside the bodies of James and Lily?
Answer
The Body was destroyed or removed from the house, and never seen by the ministry.
In book 4 we find out the ministry presumes Voldemort in exile:
The four of you stand accused of capturing an Auror - Frank Longbottom - and subjecting him to the Cruciatus Curse, believing him to have knowledge of the present whereabouts of your exiled master, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named
If either party had thought he was dead either the Longbottoms wouldn't have been tortured or that turn of phrase wouldn't have been used.
The only logical conclusion I can come to is that the body was destroyed, either when the house was also destroyed or by someone else shortly after his death.
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