Actually, I can sum it up in one word: Dopplegangland.
Given that Willow succeeds in retrieving an individual from a past that didn't even happen, from the moment before her death, and at a time when she was considerably less powerful, it seems quite plausible to me that she could retrieve Fred's soul in the same manner.
OTOH, a) she'd need some real persuading to ever use that spell again and b) interfering with Illyria's rising could have dire consequences. I'm by no means suggesting the attempt would work, beyond the bare minimum of "I have here Fred's soul."
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Date: 2008-11-02 08:16 pm (UTC)Given that Willow succeeds in retrieving an individual from a past that didn't even happen, from the moment before her death, and at a time when she was considerably less powerful, it seems quite plausible to me that she could retrieve Fred's soul in the same manner.
OTOH, a) she'd need some real persuading to ever use that spell again and b) interfering with Illyria's rising could have dire consequences. I'm by no means suggesting the attempt would work, beyond the bare minimum of "I have here Fred's soul."