Magical protection -- the Dursleys

[Veronica]

No: HPFGUIDX 45016

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "jastrangfeld" <msbonsai at m...> wrote:
> > Veronica: I'll give you that one, but what about Dobby? We could 
> > say that the rules of the Fidelius Charm don't apply to non-human 
> > magical creatures, but that seems almost too easy.
> 
> MrsBonsai: Sorry for jumping in here, but don't you think that 
> Harry would have told Ron where he lived when he told them all 
> about the Dursleys?  It seems to me a lot of students at Hogwarts 
> knew he did not like the Dursleys.  That was made apparent in COS, 
> when the students presumed he could be the heir of Slytherin simply 
> because he "hated his muggle relations".  
> 
> Also, seeing as they knew the Dursley's names, even though they may 
> not know about a phone book or how to use it, Hermione did, and 
> could have simply told them.
> 

Veronica: I conceeded the point about Ron. Thus my statement "I'll 
give you that one" and the reference to the suggestion that Harry 
told Ron where he lived. The point of my post, which I think is 
clearly stated, is that Harry did not tell Dobby where he was. Did 
Dobby find out from the Secret Keeper?

And as someone else pointed out, what about Sirius? Since everyone 
believed that he was a traitor who sold out the Potters, and since 
everyone feared that he would be out to get Harry after his escape, 
it is highly unlikely the Secret Keeper would have told HIM where to 
find Harry. Don't you think?
Veronica