Can a vampire who is dust come back to life?

Answer 1

This comes in under the maybe category.

Burning the body is considered a sure way to destroy a vampire, however if a vampire were to become dust by some alternate means then perhaps reconstitution is possible. Count Dracula was able to transmogrify himself into many thing and then return to his true form. One of his transformation was to a green mist, and if he could do that then surely he could do as much with dust. It should be noted that, besides being a vampire, Dracula was also a high order sorcerer and his ability to do extraordinary things probably has nothing to do with his being a vampire. Perhaps here it would be worthy to note that when Dr. Van Helsing's band cornered Count Dracula outside his castle near sun-set, when the Count's powers were at a minimum, when he was stabbed in the heart he turned into dust and blew away on the wind. This is usually considered the end of The Count, that because this occurred during the day this was not a means of escape but his end -- but then you never know.