[HPforGrownups] The lack of Obliviators and the Press at GH was Godric's Hollow

[Kathy King]

No: HPFGUIDX 149885

Kemper snipped:



I'm guessing only those who
knew the secret, could see the devastation of the rebounded and intensified
curse, ergo Obiviators would not be needed because neighborhood Muggles
would not have seen anything and the press would have nothing to report.



Snow:



Eeeeeeeew, you made the wheels turn for me Kemper when you included Muggles
into the equation. There are so many thoughts but where to begin… Oh Yeah,
do we know if Pettigrew is pureblood? I would think not since not only do
purebloods appear to be rare nowadays but also this was not a name that
appeared on the infamous House of Black. So who were Peter's mom and dad?
Where did they work? Was one of them a muggle? Did one of them have ties to
muggle news work?



If Dumbledore could give Moody the secret to Grimmald Place on a slip of
paper (that Moody made positive to destroy once read) then Peter Pettigrew
could have given mom or dad a piece of paper that could have fallen into the
hands (purposely or not) of muggle newsmen. Dumbledore, in GOF, told Harry
that he read muggle news unlike his colleagues.



If an article appeared in a muggle newspaper that had the secret (to the
Potter's whereabouts revealed), only persons who were reading it would be
aware(?) of the secret. How many wizards read muggle news anyway except for
Dumbledore?



Just because the secret was exposed does not point a finger to who exposed
it. This would keep Sirius under suspicion and Peter not really the person
who exposed them. The secret keeper cannot really be exposed when the secret
is written. If Moody had not destroyed the secret note to Harry from
Dumbledore and if it had been unintentionally given to the Daily Prophet,
everyone would know the secret to the Order's whereabouts.



Could be a perfect scenario as to why Dumbledore knew of the secret but
still suspected Sirius and why the muggle authorities showed up and could
see the house even if they didn't understand why they knew the house was
there.


Snow


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