12 Grimauld Place and the Invisibility Cloak

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 138830

Fabian:
> I'm not sure I follow, they weren't the secret keepers in the book, 
but what if they were? Wouldn't that have been a much better 
situation than having to trust someone else?

Finwitch:

Dumbledore was never present at 12 Grimmauld Place so far as I know. 
I think the one person who *couldn't* be the Secret Keeper for the 
order was Sirius Black as the owner of the house (who also happened 
to be staying there). I think that James&Lily could NOT be their own 
Secret Keepers...

It is, however, interesting that Dumbledore doubted whether the spell 
was still effective after the ownership of the house had passed from 
Sirius' hands...

Perhaps the Fidelius Charm, in the same manner, was no longer 
effective as James died. If it is, I'd think it possible that Harry 
will be able to find it due to the Life-debt Wormtail owes him or 
something...

Finwitch