Tangent: The Christening (was Re: Why DD did not ask Snape to kill him...)

[Zara]

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> Ceridwen:
> We've talked about this before.  Does anyone else have suggestions to 
> add?  Anyone who might have possible explanations for the Potters in 
> hiding before they made Peter their SK?

zgirnius:

My suggestion, all of what follows is just my opinion:

They were planning to have the christening on schedule in the early 
months of Harry's life, when Snape came to Dumbledore with the news 
that Voldemort was planning to come after Harry and/or Neville because 
of the prophecy. They then did the christening in haste and went in to 
hiding.

Because the death of the SK makes the secret permanent, hiding people 
under that charm is a big deal, and not to be undertaken lightly. They 
tried to hide using less extreme measures, but because a spy close to 
them was reporting their movements to Voldemort (statement by Fudge in 
PoA), they had a scary close call or two and decided to use the FC.