Godric's Hollow

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 75956

--- 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', ...edited...
> > So, is it home? If not, where is? And who has the keys?
> >

> 
> 
> Scott:
> > ... The HP Lexicon says it's a Muggle Village where Lilly and 
> > James had a cottage....
> > 
> > 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/".
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Geoff


bboy_mn:

Geoff, I noticed something significant about the quote you posted, its
says 'IN Godric's Hollow', not AT Gordric's Hollow. 'AT' would imply a
precise location; I was AT the church, I was AT the stadium. While a
person could rigthly say, I was IN the church, that doesn't fit the
context of the quote. As another example, it would be more proper to
say that I am IN London, than to say I am AT London. 

So that implies that Godric's Hollow is a town or village rather than
the name of a mansion, manor, or country estate. 

Also, other people have lived in Godric's Hollow, for example, Bowman
Wright of Godric's Hollow is the inventor of the Golden Snitch.

I think the clues in the book would lead us to the same conclusion
that the HP Lexicon reached, and that is that Godric's Hollow is a
village. And given that we see many other wizards living amoung
muggle, I think it is safe to assume that Godric's Hollow is not a
magical place. Hagrid implies that he had to get Harry out before the
muggles came swarming around.

To the main question of what happen to the Potter house in Godric's
Hollow, we first need to decide if this was a house they were renting
or a house they owned. 

The next step, assuming ownership, is to ponder whether this was the
ancestral home of the Potter's, or just Lily and James house? 

The next step assuming ownership and ancestral home, is whether this
was a cottage, a nice house, or a mansion.

Then we can finally ponder it's location and fate.

My position right now, with admittedly little to back it up, is that
it was either rented or a small cottage that James and Lily owned.

The next question I must ponder given that James seems to have
inherited significant wealth, where is the Potter ancestral home?

Enquiring minds want to know.

bboy_mn