The Longbottom's secret message - Theory

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 102661

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> wrote:

> 
> Jen: 
>
> I've thought about this and read other theories, but none seem 
> to fit. One theory was Bella et.al. knew that the Longbottoms, as 
> Aurors, may have been involved with questioning Sirius when he was 
> sent to Azkaban. Bella hoped the Longbottoms picked up something 
> useful from him. 
> 
> ...edited.
> 
> Anyone else?
> 
> Jen Reese

Asian_lovre2:

Straying slightly....

Why did Bella come after the Longbottoms? 

What made her think they had any special knowledge?

One the night Voldemort was defeated by Harry at Godric's Hollow,
Hagrid rescued Harry, but didn't deliver him to Privet Drive and the
Dursleys until the next night after midnight. Nearly 24 hours between
'pick-up' and 'drop-off'.

That leaves the question, where did Hagrid and baby Harry go for that
full day? 

While certainly a gentle giant, I don't see Hagrid as being very adept
at baby care, so he would logically find a someone who was better,
more knowledgeable, and more skilled at caring for a baby. In
addition, it would have to be someone that Dumbledore had the highest
trust in, and someone magically powerful and skilled enough to protect
Harry if the need arose.

Frank and Alice Longbottom were Auror, the most highly trained and
skilled members of Magical Law Enforcement, and more importantly, they
were member of The Order of the Phoenix, and good and trusted friends
of Dumbledore. AND, they had a son the same age as Harry.

That seems to meet all the requirements of a safe and trusted place,
as well as safe and trusted people with which Harry could stay until
Dumbledore made arrangements to place Harry with the Dursleys.

If events played out the way I described, that would have given the
Longbottoms access to Harry, and other knowledgable people,
immmediately after the events at Godric's Hollow occured. That seems
sufficient for an outsider to reach the conclusion that the
Longbottoms had unique and inside information about the disposition of
Voldemort, and could give a nutcase like Bellatrix sufficient excuse
to attack the Longbottoms.

Just a thought.

Steve