Fidelity of 12 GP :WAS: CHAPDISC3

[mercurybluesmng]

No: HPFGUIDX 142782

> KathyK:
> But what bothers me is how useless the Fidelius Charm is in this 
> case.  Not completely useless, of course.  The Secret still lies 
> only with the Keeper, given away to trustworthy folks who cannot 
> themselves pass on the secret.  It may not be the easiest thing in 
> the world, to find a smart, well-hidden Secret-Keeper, but once the 
> SK is found, the one searching for the hidden knowledge doesn't 
> even have to try torture or coercion, need not even *ask* to give 
> away the secret.  Just bypass all the *work* and go straight for the 
> quick and dirty kill.  Then go find what it is you're looking for, 
> be they defiant enemies or a whole house.  I'm oversimplifying the 
> steps for overcoming the Fidelius a bit, I know.  It would have its 
> uses, even if all it takes is a well-placed AK.


What if the Charm fails, not with the death of the Secret-Keeper, but 
with the death of the caster?

That doesn't change much about Grimmauld Place, unless it wasn't 
Dumbledore who cast it after all, but it certainly puts a different 
light on Godric's Hollow.

MercuryBlue