[HPforGrownups] The Longbottems (was OoP Book Covers also The certian room)

[Tammy Rizzo]

No: HPFGUIDX 54560

On 28 Mar 2003 at 15:08, danielle dassero wrote:

> 
> The only problem with that reasoning is that even if
> the Longbottoms knew anything, how would anyone
> believe them as they are insane. If the Malfoys were
> paying to keep everything under wraps they would end
> up paying someone to kill them. Besides Lord Voldemort
> was almost dead before the Longbottoms went insane so
> what could they know.
> 
> Danielle 

I think I understand what the idea is of 'are the Longbottoms Secret-Keepers for 
Voldemort/DEs', but perhaps it needs to be asked a little more clearly.

The way I understand the question that someone (sorry, I don't know who it was 
now) asked is this:  Is it possible that Malfoy made the donation to St. Mungo's in 
order to ensure some 'care' for the Longbottoms, BECAUSE, after the LBs had been 
taken and tortured and driven insane, they were THEN forced to become Secret-
Keepers for some DEs (obviously it would have been against their will had they 
been sane), and now that the LBs are at St. Mungo's, protecting the secret means 
keeping them alive and insane?

I think they'd HAVE to be kept insane, if they'd been unwillingly Fidelias'd by 
Voldemort's followers, since, if they were to regain their minds, they'd spill the 
secret.  But perhaps there ARE secrets that the DEs need kept that cannot be risked 
in books or vaults.

I also think that, if this is the case, we may very well have to wait past OotP to find 
out the truth about the LBs.

BTW, I'm new here, but I've been lurking for some time now, and I've done my 
required reading (some time ago now), and I've just ordered my own copies of all 
five books (Wheee!) so I won't have to rely on memory or the library's copies any 
more.  :)

Tammy