Were the Longbottom's in Hiding too?

[vexingconfection]

No: HPFGUIDX 170111

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Tandra" <tkjones9 at ...> wrote:
> This just came to me and I don't remember if it was stated in any of
> the books but since DD had heard the prophecy and knew it could have
> been one of the two families were the Longbottom's hidden too? Did
> they have a secret keeper? Was this mentioned anywhere?
> It just seems odd to me that all this protection was put into place
> for the Potters but nothing at all for Neville and his family. If
that
> was the case why just the Potters then? What information did they
have
> that lead them to only protect them and not the Longbottoms as
well.

> Plus, the entire Order doesn't know about the prophecy so how would
DD
> have explained the need to hide these two specific families? Or the
> need to only hide the Potters? > If anyone has any answers please
share. THX
> TKJ :-)

VexingConfection:
I believe it was in OOP when Harry met with Professor Trelawney in a
hallway and she let it slip that both Snape and she were applying for
positions at Hogwarts. She had met with Dumbledore in her room at an
Inn-don't remember if it was the Leaky Cauldron or not. She said
Snape had listened at the door. Later Dumbledore explained to HP that
it was then she had the prophecy. He employed her to keep her safe-he
even said something to the effect she didn't know just how much peril
she was in. Snape didn't have anything against the Longbottoms the
way he did both of the Potters. Whether it was to be a true prophecy
or not I don't think matters-Snape would have taken it back to LV
because he hated the Potters and he wanted to win points with LV (if
you believe Snape is bad).
Here's my question-
1-what was Snape really doing there that day? Did he go to get a job,
spy for LV, both or another reason?
2-Dumbledore told Harry that he knew Snape had told LV of the prophecy-
 was that the reason that Dumbledore had trusted him or did Dumble
merely keep him close for observation also?
3-Snape was never trusted with the DADA class-what was the reasoning
for that?
4-Could Snape have been finally given the DADA class to prove to LV
that he had won Dumbledore's trust and Snape was actually working for
Dumbledore all along? I read a really good fanfic to this effect- if
it's not true- I wish it was.
*Also an interesting side note is that although it may be that
Longbottom is actually the one in the profecy- Harry is the one who
has defeated LV time and time again. I don't think that could have
happened so often if he were not the "chosen one."