Longbottoms and Fidelius charm (was DD: an appreciation plus Lupin - again.)

[steffy07]

No: HPFGUIDX 97357

> Luckie:
> This is something I hadn't thought about. (Forgive this post if 
PoA 
> mentions it and I've just forgotten.) If the Potters had a 
Fidelius 
> charm, why not the Longbottoms? Afterall, Harry and NEville were 
> equal until Voldy marked Harry. And who was the Longbottom's 
secret-
> keeper? And why were Frank and Alice found by crouch jr, R&R 
> Lestrange, and Bella able to find them if they had a secret 
keeper? 
> (I don't have GoF with me - were the Longbottoms tortured after 
> Voldy's dissappearence? Was the Fidelius charm lifted at the time?)
> 
> ~Luckie

Steffy:

The Longbottoms were tortured after LV's disapperance, as I 
understand it.  They were *looking* for him.  Bellatrix shouted at 
her trial (quoting from memory) "we alone tried to find him."  
Someone also tells Harry that the Longbottom's attack upset the WW 
because 1. they were so popular and 2. Everyone was starting to feel 
safe because of LV's disapperance and supposed death.

If they were under a Fidelius charm, it might have been lifted after 
the death of the Potters because there was no need to protect 
Neville anymore as the prophecy had been fulfilled because LV had 
marked Harry as his equal.  DD may have incorrectly assumed that the 
Longbottoms and Neville were under no immidiate danger.  And, truth 
be told, Neville really wasn't from the deatheaters.  

I know, they could have attacked him and tortured him as a 
baby...but, I'd prefer not to picture that...

Steffy