Fidelius revisited (was Fidelity - a Condition)

[jamie.sommers]

No: HPFGUIDX 162338

> > Jamie Sommers:
> > DD and Hagrid and company all knew that the Potters were
> > *going* to hide out at Godric's Hollow, but that as soon as
> > the Fidelius Charm was in place they all magically forgot
> > the details.
> > Then when the Charm was broken (by whatever means), they all
> > suddenly remembered where the Potters were hiding...

> Cyril here:
> My understanding of the way Fidelius works is that it does not
> allow you to find something, because it becomes unplottable -
> but that does not imply in any was that it makes you forget
> anything.

Now Jamie again:
Cyril, I think I agree with your interpretation.  I'd have to go
through my books to see if there was any indication of there being
more to the Fidelius Charm, but at this point, I don't disagree.  :)

I was writing a theory off the top of my head and chose the wrong
aspect (forgetting) to focus on.  I should have made it clear that my
interpretation of "forgetting" was more of forgetting the details of
where (or more specifically - HOW to find the "where").  Your
description of "unplottable" makes that "can't find it" aspect clearer.

My main point originally was more to explain HOW DD and company knew
after the fact that the Potters were at Godric's Hollow (without
knowing that PP was the SK) and how they knew that there was trouble
at Godric's Hollow and that they needed to go check it out (as had
been part of the discussion in the old thread).  If you assume that
they had the knowledge prior to the Charm being performed and that the
Charm *was* broken, then the additional knowledge that they suddenly
had again in their memory could have been their trigger.

Thanks for helping with the vocabulary,  :)
Jamie Sommers