[HPforGrownups] Re: Pettigrew was Potter's Secretkeeper...

[J]

No: HPFGUIDX 161073

Beatrice: I agree, but I have one minor thought to add... Pettigrew 
violated the sacred trust of the secret keeper by revealing the 
Potter's location to Voldemort. Could it be that the magic was broken 
because of this act and thus the house would be accessible to anyone 
looking after such an act?

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Jeremiah:
It's not about trust. the Secret Keeper can tell anyone they want. It's a position based on trust but not dependent on it. So, if you tole me "I'm hiding from the owners of Macy's. I'm at XYZ Court" and I become the secret keeper. I can walk up and tell anyone I like about it. But if I'm trusted, and I'm worthy of that trust, then I will not tell Macy's. I will only tell those close to you.

Wormtail betrayed the Potter's trust. This, however, is not a condition of the magic. It has never been specified that it is a condition of the magic.

As far as posts saying "but Hagrid and Dumbledore and everyone else knowing..." wouldn't it make sense that members of the Order would have been told the Secret by Pettigrew? They were in on the Secret and could do their business. Same with Sirius and possibly McGonagal. But, Peter holds the Secret and if Harry was not told by Peter where he lived then he may never know where to go.

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