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

[P J]

No: HPFGUIDX 149893


Snow:
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.

PJ:
When Dumbledore wrote the information on that piece of paper he didn't 
"speak" the location so the secret wasn't broken, just shared.  If PP TOLD 
(verbalized) the location of the Potters to Voldemort then there would no 
longer be a secret to keep.  At least that's how I understood JKR's answer 
on SK's.  Once spoken the secret is no longer a secret.

As for how Dumbledore knew the Potters were in trouble and where they 
were... When you worry about people you think about them a lot.  As long as 
Dumbledore could think about them and not visualize where they were located 
he knew they were ok, but the minute he *knew* where they were, he knew the 
secret was out - and also where to send Hagrid.


PJ