Potters - A question

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No: HPFGUIDX 91642

Tanya Swaine 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?"
 
Bookworm wrote:
> 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.
 
Siriusly Snapey Susan now:
My question, then, RB, would be *why* the "time was right" for Snape 
to go to LV?  If he was indeed the one who overheard, yet managed to 
keep that information from LV for all that time that he worked w/ DD, 
then why EVER go give the info to Voldy?  Do you see what I'm 
asking?  If he could keep it from him for a year, why couldn't he 
keep it from him forever?  

Siriusly Snapey Susan