Potters - A question

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No: HPFGUIDX 91517

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Elihu Falk <elihufalk at y...> 
wrote:
> Tanya Swaine <swaine.t at x...> wrote: 
> However, this is my question. At that time, Harry would of been 13-
15 
> months old. The prophecy was overheard before his birth. Surely it 
didn't 
> take LV over a year to figure out who to target. If James and Lily 
were 
> not protected by that spell in the year or so leading up to the 
charm being 
> cast with Peter as secret keeper, how did they remain safe for so 
long?"
> 
> Elihu:
> About the second, I think Voldemort might not have decided to act 
immediately. I think that when Voldemort did decide to act, he told 
Snape, and that was why Snape decided to join Dumbledore.

Bookworm:
Someone else posted (apologies for not being able to find the post 
for reference) a theory that when Snape heard the prophecy, or at 
least the beginning of it, he realized there was hope for him if he 
tried to leave LV.  Using that as his `in', he approached 
Dumbledore. 

My theory is that Snape was the eavesdropper in the Hogs Head. He 
didn't tell LV about the prophecy right away, working instead with 
Dumbledore. During that year, Dumbledore worked with the Potters and 
Longbottoms to establish protection charms for their babies.  As 
members of the Order, they would have known that they were in danger 
anyway, so having this warning gave them time to prepare.  When 
things were ready, Dumbledore sent Snape to tell LV about the 
(partial) prophecy and the Potters and Longbottoms went into hiding.

Personally, I think Dumbledore knew about the change in Secret-
Keepers.  He never said Sirius Black was or wasn't.  His comment was 
that he had given evidence to that effect.  What evidence? To whom? 
When? Dumbledore may not lie, but he doesn't always tell the whole 
truth.

Ravenclaw Bookworm