Pettigrew was Potter's Secretkeeper...

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 160959

--- , J <tidblgr72 at ...> wrote:
>
> > Jeremiah:
> > Has anyone asked how Harry is supposed to find his 
> > parent's house? If ... Peter Pettigrew/Wormtail was
> > the secret keeper, then he still is the secret keeper;
> > he always will be.
> 
> Eddie:
> I can't say for sure how it happened, but the secret 
> has been broken. We can infer that because a number of
> people other than Peter Pettigrew have told Harry that
> his parents were hiding at Godrick's Hollow, something 
> they would not have been able to do if the secret
> was still intact.
> 
> Jeremiah:
> Not true. I'm sure there are lots of people who knew 
> Grimmauld place is in London but can't get the exact 
> address ... Harry does not know the "exact" location in
> Godric Hollow, .... But I really think Harry is going to
> have a tough time finding the place.
> 

bboyminn:

We have analysed this subject up and down, inside out, and
the most common conclusion we come to it that for some yet
unclear reason, the charm was broken. The other alternate
explanation, is that JKR screwed up and didn't think that
far ahead, or didn't think it would be analysed so deeply.

I favor the 'Breach of Fidelity', when Peter revealed the
Secret, he breach the 'fidelity' or Fidelius of the charm,
and in doing so, by having so egregiously broken faith
with his duty as Secret Keeper, has, in a sense, nullified 
the effects of the Charm.

Others believe the subject of the Secret was the Potters
(Mr & Mrs), when they died, there was nothing left to hide
and that broke the charm.

The other is that the House was the subject of the Secret
and that when the house was destroyed, again, there was
no longer any secret left to keep. 

Each possibility has, to greater or lesser extent, some
preceived inconsistencies, though I think my personal
favorite theory has the fewest.

None the less, and regardless of what the subject of the
secret was, for the secret to still be in effect causes
many many unresolvable plot problems. The only solution
that allows the story to move forward quickly and get to
the point, is for the Secret Charm to have been broken
for whatever reason. 

Remember, this is the last book, and there are many many
MANY mysteries still unresolved. I don't think JKR can 
add more elements of uncertainty to the mix. The existing
uncertainties need to start resolving themselves in order
to bring the story to a close. 

I believe, in terms of pages dedicated to the task, our 
visit to Godrics Hollow will be short and to the point. 
Harry will go do what he needs to do, gain what every he
needs to gain, and the story will quickly move on. I 
believe that partly because there is simply no time left
to dwell on little side plots.

Things need to start narrowing down and coming into focus.
I suspect that Harry will have a local guide when he 
reaches Godrics Hollow, and that this guide will reveal 
some information that will seem inconsequential in the 
moment but will be important later. So, quickly in, they
get the information, and quickly out. The whole 
resolution of Gordics Hollow simply can not take that
many pages because there are so few available pages to 
dedicate to it. 

Again, the simpliest solution, the one that  moves the 
plot forward in the most efficient manner, is for the
Secret Spell to have been broken. How or why it was 
broken will be interesting to know, but I don't think
the story can dwell on it.

Steve/bboyminn