Why didn't the order assume Snape would side-apparate Death Eaters to Grimmauld Place?

[Jo R]

No: HPFGUIDX 172847

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tim Regan" <dumbledad at ...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> 
> In another list I'm "reading" (well struggling to keep up with 
like this one
> would be a more accurate phrase) Dung posed this question:
> >>> If Hermione was able to (effectively) side-along apparate 
Yaxley to
> Grimmauld Place, into the Fidelius Charm, why couldn't Snape side-
along with
> a gang of DEs? Apparition doesn't require speaking, so the tongue-
tying hex
> wouldn't have stopped him.<<<
> 
> I'm captivated by this inconsistency. Many of the inconsistencies 
we fans
> have found rely on canon problems between the books, but this 
doesn't work
> even if you've only read Deathly Hallows. Help.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dumbledad.


Doh!! Just re-read this and now understand what you mean!! I assumed 
that Snape just didn't tell them about the tongue-tie curse and said 
there was some other curse on it which prohibitted his telling.  He 
wouldn't have been wanting to tell them and they wouldn't know any 
different! They only knew what Snape wanted them to know!