Longbottoms' Secret Keeper

[Lisa]

No: HPFGUIDX 107453

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "esmith222002" <c.john at i...> 
wrote:
> It seems that the assumption is that Harry's parents were in hiding 
> because of the prophecy. If this is so, then surely the Longbottoms 
> would have been in hiding also. DD states that it was Voldemort 
> who 'marked' Harry, suggesting that up to this point it was not 
known 
> which child had the 'power to vanquish the Dark Lord'. This poses a 
> few questions:
> 1. If the Longbottoms were protected, how could the Lestranges have 
> found them?<...snip...>
   
     
      kandbmom:I wondered about this a couple of weeks ago and came 
to the conclusion that because the Longbottoms were aurors, they were 
probably out and about leaving Neville with Gran to protect him.  It 
has never been said why the Longbottoms were tortured I believe that 
the LeStranges knew about the prophecy.  They were the closest DEs to 
Voldermort.  I think they were at the Potter home with a whole group 
of DEs and after the curse back fired and vanquished LV I think they 
thought they must have to get the other child to reverse the effect.  
I think the Crucio was meant to get Frank and Alice to tell where 
Neville was and that it didn't work.  I think that DD was probably 
the secret keeper for the Longbottoms thus, Neville was never found.
     kanbmom