Godric's Hollow

[scooting2win]

No: HPFGUIDX 75824

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Geoff Bannister" 
<gbannister10 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Scott Santangelo 
> <owlery2003 at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > B Arrowsmith <arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> > Kneasy said:
> > 
> > . . . I can only find Godrics Hollow referred to as 'house' not 
> a 'home', wording that could be significant knowing JKRs emphasis 
on 
> the magical powers of "home'
> > So, is it home? If not, where is? And who has the keys?
> > 
> > -----------
> > 
> 
> 
> Scott:
> > When I read the bit about Godric's Hollow, I thought of an area 
> like Hogsmeade. Can anyone cite the canon for the reference? The 
HP 
> Lexicon says it's a Muggle Village where Lilly and James had a 
> cottage (apparently "blown up" by Voldy). So I doubt there's 
anything 
> left of it.
> > 
> > owlery2003
> > 
> > 
> 
> Me:
> PS (page 14 "The Boy Who Lived") McGonagall speaking - 
> 
> "What they're /saying/," she pressed on, "is that last night 
> Voldemort turned up in Godric's Hollow. He went to find the 
Potters. 
> The rumour is that Lily and James Potter are -  are -that 
they're  -
>  /dead/".
> 
> I have mentioned this reference in a previous post when I referred 
to 
> the fact that JKR, somewhere in an interview, commented something 
> along the lines that she had asked her literary editor had she 
> thought about the connection between the Hogwarts house Harry is 
in 
> and his parent's home. I had wondered whether Book 5 would reveal 
> that HP is a descendant of GG; there's still time!
> 
> Geoff

"Canon" doesn't help much in reference to this, but if you look up 
Godric Gryffindor on the Lexicon. you can see that they do make a 
mention of this. Also, one thought that did cross my mind. Voldemort 
did go alone, because "he" was told where the "Potters" lived, and 
if he was told by Peter, which we know is true, then how did Hagrid 
and Dumbledore know where it was? If Peter told Dumbledore where the 
house was, then why did Sirius go to Azkaban? Dumbledore said that 
he had known that Sirius was the Secret Keeper that he did not know 
that they had switched. Just a thought?