Getting the secret out... PP instead of SB

[quigonginger]

No: HPFGUIDX 77963

> meltowne:

> > Since the (fidelius)charm was cast only shortly
> before they were killed, I would assume Harry 
> > was directly protected by it, meaning that for
> > Hagrid to rescue him, 
> > Hagrid had to know the location.  That, of course,
> > means someone told 
> > Hagrid where they were - yes, we know Dumbledore
> > sent him, but since 
> > Dumbledore was not the secret keeper, he couldn't
> > have told Hagrid 
> > where to go - just that he needed to go!
> > 
> > So this all begs the questions of how the order was
> > informed of the 
> > location, without anyone finding out that PP was the
> > secret keeper 
> > instead of SB.  We know DD wrote out the location of
> > Grimauld Place 
> > to give the Harry, or he would not have been able to
> > enter.  Did PP 
> > similarly write down the location of the hiding
> > place, and then 
> > deliver it to everyone else, giving the impression
> > that SB sent him?
> 
> Kathryn:  It's nice they you're trying to find an
> explanation, but I think you've actually found a
> flint.  
> Since Peter has gone completely to the dark side, I
> don't think he would have told the Order where the
> Potters were because it would probably get him in
> trouble.  
> Lupin, Sirius or both said in the Shrieking Shack that
> they thought there was a Mole in the Order so they
> probably told Peter not to tell the Order the location
> because someone could report to Voldemort.
> I doubt Peter told anyone other than Voldemort that
> Lily and James were at Godric's Hollow.
> Therefore, there is no way that Dumbledore could know
> the location and tell Hagrid.
> So, unless there is something we don't know about the
> Fidelius Charm, that's a mistake.

A thought popped into my head:  Prof. Flitwick said that "You-Know-
Who could search the villiage where James and Lily were staying and 
never find them, not even if he had his nose pressed his against 
their sitting room window."  

Maybe the charm was placed only for You-Know-Who.  Death Eaters may 
have been repelled by a different charm.  Friends and family would 
not have been affected.  This would make sense in light of the 
prophesy.  LV would have gone there himself, thinking he was the only 
one who could destroy Harry.

Just for a twist, maybe it was placed so that the protection would 
lift if anything happened to any of the principles so that help could 
arrive.

It just seemed odd to me that Flitwick specificly mentioned "You-Know-
Who" rather than saying that "anyone" could search...and not find 
them...

Ginger, ready for a long nap