Where is LV's lair? (Hide Out)

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 87298

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jakedjensen" <jakejensen at h...>
wrote:

> JakeJensen:

> In book 5 we are offered several glimpses of a strange 
> curtained room containing LV.  When Snape and HP are practicing; 
> Snape asks HP what "that room" is doing in his head.  ...edited...
> 
> LV's curtained room may be located in Malfoy's manor:
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> 
> Of course, there are a number of other places it could be:
> Somewhere in Hogsmeade (The Shrieking Shack?  Maybe not...)
> Somewhere in Nocturn Alley
> Somewhere in Diagon Alley
> Somewhere in the Forbidden Forest
> Somewhere in Little Whining (althought, I doubt it, too obvious)
> Somewhere near Privet Drive
> 
> Ideas? Thoughts?
> Jake

bboy_mn:

I've given this some thought and sadly have not come to a clear
conclution.

Malfoy Manor has one major problem, I don't think Draco can be trusted
with the secret, in addition, I'm not sure Malfoy is in a position to
have escaped Death Eaters wandering in and out at all hours of the
day. I believe Malfoy Manor is in Whiltshire which is in Western
England, just east of Bristol. That would be a country estate, so
reasonably secluded, but I still think Draco is the fly in that
ointment. I can't see Voldemort living in Draco's house without Draco
knowing, and I can't see him knowing without giving up the secret.

How about the Riddle Mansion? Well that might work for a while but
eventually the town's people are going to start to notice something
suspicious: lights on, people moving around, etc.... Especially now
that another murder (Frank Bryce) has taken place. Any activity around
there would get very suspicious very quickly. So I have my doubts
about that place. 

I seriously doubt that Voldemort is milling about some muggle
neighborhood, so Little Whinging, and Privet Drive are out.

Hogsmeade? Don't think so.

Knockturn Alley? Don't think so. Didn't really seem to be any place to
live their. It's mostly a dingy street with some shops.

Forbidden Forest? Don't think there are too many comfortable lodgings
in the forest. So no.

Diagon Alley? Not likely, with Death Eaters roaming about, it would be
too easy to spot suspicious activity.

So where then? Well, I suspect that the location is somewhat similar
to Grimauld Place. The abondon mansion of a dark leaning wizard
family, probably in a remote location, and probably very well hidden
by anti-muggle protections.

Maybe the Crouch Mansion. With the last of the Crouch family blood
line dead, it's pretty much abandon.

Perhaps one of the house of the Death Eaters who escaped from Azkaban,
or one of the DE's who didn't go to prison, but also lives alone.

I think we will find out in the next book. I suspect that Lord V. will
do some nasty thing like kidnap Hermione in order to draw Harry to him. 

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn