Peter knows

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 60223

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, yellows at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 6/12/2003 3:59:18 PM Eastern Standard Time,
Kristi Willard writes:
> 
> > Did Ron bring Scabbers to Harry's house on either of his trips (CS
> > or Gof)? 
> > If so, Peter knows where Harry lives. ...edited...
> 



> :)  Am I losing it, or isn't Scabbers nolonger a pet by GoF? Don't 
> confuse me like that!  ;)
> 
> But I can see this being a possibility, whether Wormtail knows where
Harry lives or not. I think Mrs. Figg's presence nearby is evidence
that Harry *can* be found ...edited...
> 
> Brief Chronicles

bboy_mn:

Well, Brief Chronicles, I did notice the 'winky face' at the end of
your first paragraph, but I'm going to say this anyway. The real point
isn't which book did Scabbers stop being a pet in, but the fact that
Ron had been to Harry's house, and that opens the possibility that
Scabbers has also been there. 

I don't think the fact that Harry was living in the Muggle world was a
secret, but I also don't think the Dursleys home address was common
knowledge amoung wizards. Certainly, any wizard who had a basic
understanding of the Muggle world could have looked up the address.
But I also think there was an understanding in the wizard world that
wizards were suppose to stay away from Harry and leave him alone.
Certainly, a few loose cannons like Dedalus Diggle might bow, wave, or
shake his hand when Harry was out and about, but I suspect most knew
if they went poking around Privet Drive, they would incur Dumbledore's
wrath.

Wormtail without a doubt has a lot of dangerous knowledge. He is
intimately familiar with the secret passage way into Hogwart's castle.
He has a lot of knowledge of what went on in the Weasley home. He has
a lot of intimate knowledge about Harry. He is certainly one dangerous
man, especially since his loyalties can shift in a second to suit his
own ends.

To the original question, it's hard to say if the DE's would or could
attack Privet Drive given the ancient magic that protects it.
Voldemort even admits that he can't touch Harry there. Although,
instead of attacking Harry with wands and magic, they could attack him
with paper. There is speculation that Harry will be commited to St.
Mungo's because the Ministry believes he is unstable. With a little
help from Lucius and Drace, the Ministry could come to Privet Drive
after Harry. And let's not rule out the possibility of an attack on
Harry at the Weasley's home.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn