Pondering that Secret Keeper thing

[Kelly]

No: HPFGUIDX 77863

> A thought from CW:
> 
> The killing of Lily and James perhaps instantly destroyed the 
effect 
> of the Fidelius charm ? And as the house was apparently also 
reduced 
> to rubble as part of the attack, presumably any number of witches 
and 
> wizards in the Godric Hollow area would immediately be able to see 
> what had happened and send owls to all and sundry ? I posted a few 
> week's ago something I had found in 'Quidditch through the ages' 
> (76289), that Godric's Hollow had close associations with the 
history 
> of Quidditch (it was where the Snitch was invented), so although it 
> was perhaps not an all-wizard village like Hogsmead, there may have 
> been quite a few wizards settled there because of this tradition, 
> many of whom may have been close neighbours of Lily and James, even 
> though they couldn't see them temporarily whilst the Fidelius charm 
> was protecting them. I thought it was a very appropriate place for 
> James to want to live anyway.

I think the snitch invention is right on target with "what James 
family did to make so much money."  I think there are further hints 
to this in "Snapes Worst Memory" when James is doodling a snitch, 
then later is playing with one outside.  People have been wondering 
why James would be playing with a snitch when he was not a seeker... 
I think the reason is that he is showing off his family's importance 
and not his Quidditch position.

Kelly