LV's Choice: Potters or Longbottoms or Both?

[Mandy]

No: HPFGUIDX 99037

> 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.

 

Mandy here:
But perhaps the Longbottoms were in hiding and, foolishly, came out 
after they heard that Voldemort had been vanquished by little baby 
Harry?  

Perhaps Voldemort had intended to kill both boys that night, had 
gotten the Secret Keeper/s of both families, and just happened to 
pick the Potters first? Perhaps Voldemort was accompanied by his 
DE's, who after witnessing the disintegration of Voldemort fled.  
Bellatrix, who to me seems to be Voldemort right hand, may have known 
about his intention to kill both boys, went after the Longbottoms 
later, because knowing that they were also on Voldemort hit list that 
night, the Longbottoms might know something about what actually 
happened to her Master.  Bellatrix, the Lestranges and Crouch could 
have also been torturing the Longbottoms not just for information on 
Voldemort's whereabouts, but also the whereabouts of baby Neville to 
finish the job.  

We don't know exactly when the Bellatrix, the Lestrages and Crouch 
Jr. went after the Longbottoms, and it could have been immediately 
after the events at Godrick's Hollow, or from a couple of hours to a 
couple of days or even weeks.  I think we are going to have to wait 
for more canon on this one.

Cheers Mandy.