[HPforGrownups] Re: why did Voldie attack the Potter on Halloween?

[Vinnia]

No: HPFGUIDX 116625

Hannah: 

<edited>
> Doesn't it say somewhere (don't have my books on
> hand) that the 
> Potters had only been hidden there a week before it
> happened?  That 
> could mean that it just took that long for Pettigrew
> to tell LV, and 
> for the Dark Lord to find a window in his busy
> schedule. 

Vinnia:
Here is the canon you are looking for:
PoA chapter 10 (The Marauder's Map)
--start quote--
(Fudge) 'And then, barely a week after the Fidelius
Charm had been performed - '
--end quote--

Now...did Peter wait a week because Voldemort hadn't
asked yet, or because he is trying not to betray
James? Or did Peter tell straight away, and Voldie
decided to wait a week?

Hannah:
> Having said that, I like the suggestions that maybe
> LV chose that 
> day because the magic world was likely to be
> distracted, 
> celebrating/ on holiday (though celebrations would
> presumably have 
> been much lower key given the times).  This would
> tie in with the 
> Halloween's of other books, where people's
> preoccupation with the 
> feast is exploited by Quirrel (letting in the troll)
> and Riddle 
> (launching his first attack).  And both of those
> are, in one form or 
> another, LV.

Vinnia:
I like those suggestions as well. Good point about the
events on halloween book 1 & 2. And come to think of
it, Sirius attacked the Fat Lady on Halloween for that
very reason.

bboyminn:
 
> Here is something to think about, was the attack
> just after midnight
> on Holloween /morning/ or was it just after midnight
> on Holloween
> /evening/. Of course, if it took place the night of
> Holloween, and it
> was after midnight, then it actually took place on
> Nov 1.

Vinnia:
That's a very interesting question. If it happened on
Halloween morning, I do wonder why Vernon found it
strange to see people dressed in robes. Or maybe
celebrating Halloween is not normal in his PoV?

Another alternative is it took place before midnight
on Halloween evening. I don't know why, I always
imagine that Lily and James were still awake when
Voldie came.

One thing I find very strange about the date.
PS/SS chapter 1
--Start quote--
(weatherman) Perhaps people have been celebrating
Bonfire Night early - it's not until next week, folks!
--end quote--

Bonfire night is 5 November. PS/SS begins on a tuesday
(PS p1: When Mr and Mrs Dursley woke up on the dull,
grey Tuesday our story starts,...). If it was 1
November, then 5 November was on saturday...definitely
not counted as 'next week'


Vinnia

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