[HPforGrownups] Godric's Hollow

[Danette Schardt-Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 22015


--- catherine at cator-manor.demon.co.uk wrote:
> I have been musing about the Godric's Hollow events,
> and thought of 
> something else:
> 
> James and Lily are in hiding, and they are in
> Godric's Hollow.  We 
> know that whoever is looking for them can only find
> them if the 
> secret keeper tells them where they are.  How does
> this work?  Does 
> it mean that Voldemort could know where they live,
> but not be able to 
> find them there, or does it mean that for it to be
> kept a secret, he 
> can't have known that they were there in the first
> place?Does that 
> mean that if Voldemort actually went into their
> house, he still 
> wouldn't see them?  
> 
> Wondering about this has brought me to the
> conclusion that the 
> Potters did not live in Godric's Hollow prior to
> Pettigrew being made 
> secret keeper, as Voldemort would probably have
> known where they 
> were, even if he couldn't find them there (if you
> see what I mean).
> 
> All along, I have been assuming that this is where
> they lived, and 
> making the connection between Gryffindor and
> Godric's Hollow.  I am 
> now wondering whether someone else lent them the
> house to hide in - 
> Dumbledore, for instance.
> 
> 

Someone at some pont explains how the charm
works(sorry no book handy to refer to) and says
something to the effect of "As long as the Charm is
working Voldemort could look through their window and
not see them" or something like that.  So they did not
nessesaraly need to move in order to do the Charm.

Danette

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"Humans? I like humans -- some of my closest friends and finest meals have been human."  Dunkelzahn<a dragon>  "Shadowrun"

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