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--- malady579 <Malady579 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Another pondering (too much free time):
> 
> Given the high profile of the Potter's death and
> thus Voldemort's
> disembodiment, wouldn't it seem highly probable that
> most of the
> wizard community knows why Voldemort went after the
> Potters in the
> first place?  

In response to Malady579's post:

It's in my opinion that the wizarding community is
*not* aware of why Voldemort was after the Potters.
This is for a number of reasons:

It is stated by Dumbledore in PoA that the Potters
were on the run from Voldemort for a full year before
he caught up with them. If memory serves me correctly,
he also states that people aren't widely aware of that
fact(if I am mistaken, I apologize - I don't have my
book with me to check). That right there would prove
that Vodemorts pursuit of the Potters - and most
likely his motive - are not widely known.

Also: everyone seemed completely surprised by Harry's
defeat of Voldemort. From the way they were rejoicing
at the begining of PS/SS, shooting stores, sending owl
after owl, it doesn't seem like they were expecting
this. This rejoicing is to such a degree, in fact, it
would seem the wizarding community feared there was no
hope of overcoming Voldemort. Isn't that why Harry's
famous - no Wizard who stood up to Voldemort lived,
until Harry? I do feel that *this* contributes to the
Potters death being so publicized - it was because no
one saw it coming.

> So I am wondering, how many in Wizard World really
> know why.  Why
> hasn't Harry heard by now from someone or read it
> somewhere?  Maybe
> that is why Dumbledore also wanted to wisk Harry
> away.  To prevent him
> from knowing so much too soon.

I do feel Dumbledore and the Potters, and the
Potter's closest friends(and possibly some higher-ups
at the ministry of magic) most likely knew of why
Voldemort was after them. As Dumbledore said, they had
basically been on the run since Harry had been born,
and I can hardly believe this is coincidence, seeing
as it is Harry who ultimately brougt down Voldemort -
obviously they had some inside information. But I
don't feel anyone else knew. At the end of PS/SS, when
Harry asks Dumbledore why Voldemort wanted to kill him
in the first place, Dumbledore assures Harry that when
he is ready, he will know. Dumbledore says this so
matter-of-factly, it seems he is extremely confident
in the fact that in no way will  Harry learn why
*before* he is ready. If the whole wizarding community
knew, how could Dumbledore be so confident that Harry
wouldn't find out in the meantime? And if Ron or
Hermoine had *any* inkling, I find it hard to believe
they wouldn't tell Harry.

> Ron must not know either since he has not told Harry
> why. Most adults
> hold thier tongue around Harry as evident with the
> Black affair, but
> Malfoy did strut around because he had the
> priviledge of knowing
> something The Three did not.  Does Lucius Malfoy
> know?  How many of
> the deadeaters knew? Pettigrew knew Voldemort
> wanted to go after the
> Potters since he knew Voldemort wanted the
> information.

I think it's safe to say that those on the "inside"
knew/know the reason - Dumbledore, the Potters, the
Marauders, perhaps the Minister of Magic; and on the
other side, Voldemort and his inner circle of death
eaters(hence Malfoy being privy to inside info) - but
no one outside those circles

E.H.







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"I think it is clear that we can expect great things from you" 

"Bless them, they'll go to any lengths to ignore magic, even if it's staring them in the face..."  

"Exactly," said Dumbledore, beaming once more. "Which makes you very different from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show us what we really are, far more than our abilities." 

"He couldn't know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: "To Harry Potter- the boy who lived!"

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