[HPforGrownups] Re: Fidelius charm?

[millergal8 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 42331

In a message dated 8/8/02 6:51:04 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
eloiseherisson at aol.com writes:

<< This is a *big* problem, especially as Dumbledore suspected a mole in the 
 organisation already. It adds a layer of complication in having to add the 
 "untrustworthy parties" clause, which I don't like.
 It also means that it would have to somehow prevent those in the know from 
 divulging the secret (under torture, or whatever), or those who got the 
 information from them from understanding the answer.
  >>

    I personally agree with Aloha.  I believe that the Fidelius charm would 
hide the Potters only from people with evil intent.  In PoA Flitwick tells 
Madam Rosmerta, "As long as the Secret-Keeper refused to speak, You-Know-Who 
could search the village  where Lily and James were staying for years and 
never find them."  Now why did he specifically mention Voldemort?    For 
example, why not say "anyone could search the village..."   As for the part 
of keeping those who do know from revealing the location, Flitwick says that 
the _secret keeper_ has to keep quiet, which leads me to the assumption that 
ONLY the secret keeper can show the way to the house.  Even if Voldemort saw 
Black or someone else going to the village, he would STILL  not be able to 
see the Potters.  What I don't understand is if Black was so worried about 
Voldemort finding the Potters that he convinced them to switch, why choose 
Peter, why not go back to the original plan and choose Dumbledore?

Christy- who would probably rather die than be protected by a Fidelius Charm 
if it meant she couldn't associate with society for a LONG time.