LV's Choice: Potters or Longbottoms or Both?

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 99036

<snipped my own previous post>
Jim Ferer wrote:
> 
> I've believed this as well, and called it the "King Herod"
solution. 
> But why wait until he found out where the Potters were?  To avoid
the
> other family going into hiding by doing both in one night.
> 
> I think you've made an excellent case why the Longbottoms weren't in
> hiding.
> 
> Like you, I can't imagine why Voldemort would kill one family and
> spare the other. He certainly isn't worried about the injustice of
it.
> 
> Jim Ferer

Eustace_Scrubb again:

I was also thinking of that analogy...but King Herod should have had
it so easy--only two innocents to worry about! 

But what bothers me about this now is:  was Dumbledore so certain that
Voldemort would either (a) attack only the Potters; or (b) attack the
Potters and be annihilated as a result--that he failed to urge the
Longbottoms into hiding as well?  I suppose they could have rejected
the suggestion, too.  Perhaps Neville will never be alone in
Dumbledore's office with the opportunity to rant at DD as Harry did,
but he may have just as much right.

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb