[HPforGrownups] Re: 5th Person at Godric's Hollow

[Kelly Grosskreutz]

No: HPFGUIDX 57280

>
> > I think it's a very good possibility that he was there, that he'd
> > gone to prevent it, even if under the guise of servant of Voldy,
> and
> > when that failed DID try to stop it.
> >
> > Mel
>
> I may be out of my mind (and probably am), but I do believe Snape was
> there that night. There is no proof of this (yet---or maybe not
> ever).
> Someone told Lily to take Harry and run--it was a voice that Harry
> thinks could have been his father's.  This may just be because he
> wants it to be his father's voice.
> Harry wanted to believe that the Patronis that came from accross the
> lake ( P of A) was his father protecting him and his friends.  He saw
> who he thought was his father---it was actually himself.
>
> Harry desperatly wants to have his parents by his side, and his mind
> knows this (the "reflection" in the mirror (C of S)).  I think he
> will asume that any kind of protection that he receives is from them,
> or from Dumbledore.  I'm sure these are not the only instances he
> will hear, see,smell...or even touch his parents.
>
> always,
> Peggy

I've seen a few people speculate that someone other than James told Lily to
take Harry and run.  But I don't see how it could have been Snape or Lupin,
if this is the case.  One would think that Harry woud recognize their
voices, especially Snape's, since he has known him for 2.5 years.  The case
could be made for Sirius, as Harry hadn't met him yet.

Some of this speculation has been sparked by the way Lupin reacted when
Harry said he heard his father's voice.  I think it was just a reaction to
discovering that Harry actually had memories of this event.  Lupin *was* a
very good friend of the family, and to find out that their son's worst
memory was their murder might have come as a shock to him.  He has probably
imagined that night in his mind for the past 12 years, and now to hear even
a little about what really transpired...  It probably brought it all back to
him, making him react that way.  I think this is the explanation for his
behavior, not that he was surprised because he believed/knew James to not be
present that night.

As for a fifth person being present but *not* the voice Harry says is his
father's...time will tell.  For the record, though, I don't believe Snape
was there at all, because if he had known, he would have tried to prevent
what happened.  I think, after he delivered the tip on the hit at the
Potters', he tried to find out more but was unable.  I have no idea what he
was doing on this night, but I do believe that he found out what was really
going on only when it was too late.

Hmmm....yet another interesting thing to think about.  What *was* Snape
doing if he wasn't at the Potters', and when and from whom did he find out
about their death and ultimate betrayal?

Kelly Grosskreutz
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