Riddle House Re: Where did the money come from?

[suehpfan]

No: HPFGUIDX 90578

snip>bboy_mn wrote: 
> Another side note, I would really like more information of Godric's
> Hollow. Were the Potter's just renting a place there or was this 
their
> ancestral home? Exactly, how bad was the place damaged? Was it, at
> some later point in time, totally demolished and removed? Was it 
ever
> rebuilt? Could it be rebuilt? Will it be rebuilt?
> 
> snip
> When this issue of the Riddle house came up before many many moons
> ago, I speculated the either Lucius owned it on Voldemort's orders, 
or
> Dumbledore owned it because he knew it was tied to Voldemort, and
> would probably come in handy in the future. 
snip> 
> bboy_mn

I think it is unlikely Dumbledore owns the Riddle house.  If he did 
he would have been keeping track of the movement in and out of the 
house in case Voldy tried to use it.  It is obvious he was at the 
very least paying attention to the newspapers around Little Hangleton 
because he knew Frank Brice had been killed (or at least died in the 
old house).  I think it is of course very likely that Lucius owns the 
Riddle House or even Voldemort himself.  It would be an interesting 
twist if one of the Potter's bought it with the intent of destroying 
it and was killed before they had the chance.

I believe, I do not have the books handy, the house in Godrick's 
Hollow is refered to as a cottage.  If that is the case, then any 
Potter "manner" would be in another location.  It also makes sense 
that James would have moved away from the ancestral home because 
people would be more likely to know where it was.

This brings up another question about the Fideleus Charm.  If the 
charm is done on a location that many people know, does that mean 
they are no longer able to find it unless the secret keeper shows 
them where it is again?  Would they return to the location only to 
find the home (or whatever) has simply vanished?

Vexed by Fideleus and curious about these moldy old homes,
Sue