[HPforGrownups] Re: Do the math Re:

[Kathryn Jones]

No: HPFGUIDX 137894

Cathy Drolet wrote:
> KJ
>  > We don't know how long the Potters were in hiding
> before Wormtail turned them over to Voldemort
> 
> CathyD
> Yes, we do.  It was "And then, barely a week after the Fidelius Charm 
> had been performed -- " (POA 153 Can Ed)
   CathyD

Kathy writes:

    Good catch! Now that really brings up some questions, doesn't it. 
Dumbledore, Snape, and Voldemort knew of the prophesy a year before 
Harry's birth. They must have suspected both Neville and Harry of being 
the prophesy child by the end of July, a year later, when they were both 
born. Did Dumbledore not tell the Potters and Longbottoms about the 
prophesy and that Voldemort might have heard it? Sometime after the 
births, Voldemort made his decision to kill Harry. Once Snape became 
aware of which family Voldemort had targeted, he went to Dumbledore. 
Approximately 1-2 months before the attack, Snape became a teacher, so 
it was prior to that time that Dumbldore knew that the family targeted 
was the Potters. Why did it take 1-2 months for Voldemort to attack the 
Potters before Peter was made Secretkeeper if they were not hiding? Were 
the Potters not told until a week before they died that Voldemort was 
after them? What was Voldemort doing to confirm which boy was the one he 
wanted? Why did he not make his move for 15 months after the boys were 
born? During what time period did the Potters defy Voldemort three 
times? Did Voldemort attack those two families three times each during 
the nearly two and a half years before the attack on GH? Would 
Dumbledore not have been aware that Voldemort was testing to determine 
which child was dangerous to him? I know JKR said that Dumbledore plays 
his cards close to his chest, but this seems a little irresponsible to 
me. How do you figure this?
KJ