Fidelius Charm / Secret Keeper

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No: HPFGUIDX 112040


On the matter of the inheritance of Grimmauld Place, I think much 
depends on how the Fidelius Charm which hides it works.

We've seen two localities that have been kept hidden by the Fidelius 
Charm: Godric Hollow and Grimauld Place.  We know really very little 
about how the spell works and nothing on how it terminates. And any 
theory on how the Fidelius Charm terminates must work for the known 
outcome of GH as well as for whatever happens to GP.

Some posters have theorized  that once the Potters were killed, 
Godric Hollow became visible again and popped back into the minds of 
people who knew prior to the Charm that the Potters lived there. And 
that is how DD knew to send Hagrid there without knowing that 
Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper. So I've been concerned that now 
that Sirius is dead, GP will pop back up and be visible and be a big 
inheritance issue, not to mention expose the Order.

But DD is the Secret Keeper for the Order, and the Order is very 
much still alive so would its hiding place still be secret despite 
the death of its owner? My guess is that GP will stay hidden. 
Inheritance of Grimmauld Place may not be much of an issue as 
Narcissa Malfoy cannot prove that Sirius Black is dead--even though 
Bellatrix is likely to tell her---and she probably can't locate GP 
anyway.  Kreacher, though, could still be a problem for the Order. 
And the Malfoys are looking for someone to replace Dobby.


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