why did Voldie attack the Potter on Halloween?

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 116541


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "garybec" <garybec101 at c...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> > My friend and I had just had a discussion about
> > halloween in the book. She wondered why Voldie chose
> > to attack the Potters on halloween. She's convinced
> > that it has something to do with Nearly Headless
> > Nick's deathday. But we can't think of why! 
> 
> > Anyone has any thought on this?
> 
> > Vinnia
> 
> Becki's response;
> 
> Some posters have speculated that the significance of the October 
> 31st attack is that it could be the conception date for Harry, 9 
> months following July 31st.
> 
> I don't think it has anything to do with Nick, but you never know!
> Becki

My thought would be that maybe there was something monitoring the 
house at GH for magic being cast, and LV decided to go that night so 
any mangic he did would be less noticible, because Halloween night 
is a big holiday in the WW. 
Meri - desperate to know what really happened that night