[HPforGrownups] New Inconsistency - Shell Cottage

[Sharon Hayes]

No: HPFGUIDX 176321

Steve:
>   When Harry, Ron, Hermione, etc... arrive at Shell
>   Cottage, Bill informs them that there is a Secret
>   Keeper
>   charm on the place. Yet, Ron mentions it earlier,
>   actually mentions Shell Cottage a couple of times,
>   and when Harry arrives with Dobby, Harry can see the
>   cottage in the distance.
>
>   Are we seeing a mistake or are we seeing a new
>   variation
>   of the Charm. Are there aspect of the Fidelius Charm
>   that
>   we are unaware of, or did JKR simply over look a few
>   details.
>
>   For the record, mistake or not, it didn't distract
>   from my reading at all. I'm on my fourth read and
>   just
>   now noticed it.

Sharon:
The Fidelius Charm was put on the house right at the beginning of DH when the 
7 Harry's were all leaving Privet Drive. I had thought all their destinations were  
covered by the Fidelius Charm -- or was it some other protection?  If the 
protection WAS in the form of a Fidelius Charm then that would mean probably 
that all the order were in on the locations and able to go to them.  However, 
when Lupin visits Shell Cottage with the news of his baby, he has to identify 
himself. Harry doesn't do that when he arrives with Dobby, but that could be 
because they saw him, were waiting for him, and ran out to greet him.