The Fidelius Charm (was: Voldemort's Wand)

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> From: Anne <annemehr at yahoo.com>
> 
> Back when Lily and James decided to make Peter their
> secret-keeper, they must also have chosen a place to
> go into hiding *without telling anyone* but Peter or
> there would have been no point to the Fidelius Charm. 
> Sirius said in the Shrieking Shack that he figured V
> would come after him, so the only safe thing would be
> *not* to know.  Either that, or the Fidelius magically
> makes everyone but the Secret Keeper forget the
> secret.

	I've discussed this extensively with a number of people, and we
came up with another possibility: that even if, say, Sirius knew where the
Potters had been living, after the Fidelius Charm was cast, he wouldn't be
able to see them. He'd walk right by the house, or perhaps even look
inside and simply not be able to see them, not unless Peter told him they
were there. Something like setting up one of Douglas Adams' "Somebody 
Else' Problem" fields on the Potters themselves. This would remain in 
effect until the Secret Keeper revealed their location, in which case the 
Fidelius Charm is completely broken, which would explain how Sirius and 
Hagrid knew to get there. Not sure how accurate this is, but it seemed 
possible.