When did the Lestranges attack the Longbottoms? (Was: Old, old problem)

[Neri]

No: HPFGUIDX 151102

> 
> Carol responds:
> <big snip of well thought timeline>
> Such marked changes in his appearance, striking enough to be noticed
> by Harry, indicate to me that the Lestrange's trial (if it can be
> called that) occurs at least several months after the Karkaroff
> hearing, which seems to occur at least six months after GH (assuming
> that Moody began searching for Karkaroff after Voldemort's fall). 

Neri:
One comment here. Karkaroff was captured by Moody some time *before*
GH (although his hering took place after it). How do we know that?
Because in the hearing Karkaroff doesn't know about Rosier's fate, and
Crouch Sr. has to tell him that Rosier "was caught shortly after you
were too. He preferred to fight rather than come quietly and was
killed in the struggle". Yet according to Sirius (GoF, Ch. 27, the
famous "Slytherin gang" recount): "Rosier and Wilkes - they were both
killed by Aurors the year before Voldemort fell". Therefore Karkaroff
was caught the year before GH, and the six months it took Moody to
track him should not be counted in figuring the time of the attack on
the Longbottoms after GH. 

Neri