DD: appreciation + Lupin - Nature of Secret Charm

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 97019

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_reader2003"
<carolynwhite2 at a...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> > Let's remember that even if Lupin knew where the Potters were, 
> > even if he had been to the house, the magic of the Secret Keeper 
> > Charm would prevent him from telling anyone. Only the Secret 
> > Keeper can reveal the secret.
> > 

> 
> Carolyn:
> Harry remembers hears this man shouting *after* Voldemort got into 
> the house - ie after the Fidelius had been broken. 

bboy_mn:

You are not alone in this idea that the Secret Keeper Spell had been
broken. However, let's remember that the Secret Keeper is ALLOWED to
reveal the secret. Dumbledore tells Harry and the whole Weasely family
about 12 Grimmauld Place, and the Spell is still intact.

That doesn't necessarily prove you are wrong, but it does stack the
odds against you. It is conceivable, although unlikely, that Voldemort
was specifically mentioned in or a part of the Fidelus enchantment,
and it was the secret being revealed specifically to him, that broke
the enchantment. However, that assumes an aspect of the Charm that is
not documented in the books. 

Just passing it along.

bboy_mn