[HPforGrownups] Re: Protection

[Morag Traynor]

No: HPFGUIDX 17084

Amanda wrote:
>
> > --- Morag Traynor <moragt at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > I think Harry's whereabouts, when not at school, is concealed under
> > a Fidelius charm, so Voldemort could apparate in Harry's bedroom and
> > not find him.
>
>Then how did the Weasley boys find him, when they came to rescue him
>with the car? It seems to me that everyone seems to know that Harry
>stays with his awful Muggle relatives, down to Ernie Macmillan. Of
>course, you could know where he is but still not be able to find it, but
>still, how did Fred, George, and Ron find him if the Dursley house is
>hidden under the Fidelius charm?

I presume the charm hides you from your enemies, not your friends.  I 
imagine the enemy is simply not able to take in any information about your 
whereabouts, as well as not able to see you even if looking through your 
window.  In support of this, other people than Wormtail knew the Potters 
were in Godric's Hollow: Black and Hagrid went to the house after V's 
fateful visit (OK it might have ceased to work by then, but I still think 
they knew).  Now that Sirius has some friends again, you might think *he* 
could make use of it!
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