Apparition & Fidelius

[Cindy Jenkins]

No: HPFGUIDX 90981

Susan wrote in 90953:
>Either way, it seems like someone, at some point, would see 
>someone disappear off the street and wonder what was going on.  A 
>nosy muggle neighbor (like Petunia) might even notice this 
>repeatedly, and that knowledge could be obtained and used by 
>unscrupulous parties.

I kind of liken the fidelius with platform 9 3/4, or St. Mungos.  Wizards and witches go there all the time, but muggles don't ever notice.  That's a running thread throughout the books--muggles will go to great lengths to ignore magic, even when it's right in front of them.

Moreover, even if a wizard *did* notice some odd happenings, they wouldn't be able to find the house unless they were given the address by the secret-keeper.  In other words, DE could roam Grimmuald Place all day and night and never find #12, even if they suspected it was near.

Cindy