How did WW learn LV evaporated?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 166362

---  "Goddlefrood" <gav_fiji at ...> wrote:
>
> Kvapost:
> 
> > My question is - how did the WW find out about LV's 
> > evaporation? I didn't think there were witnesses 
> > willing to share this with the Daily Prophet? Or were
> > they? 
> 
> > (ducks and expects to  be flogged for joining the list without 
> learning HP books by heart) :)
>
 
> Goddlefrood:
> 
> N... It is a very 
> interesting question. It has been referred to here before, 
> but not for some time, ....
> 
> Briefly to open, my view is that Hagrid was responsible
> for spreading the rumours of LV's demise. My reasons 
> are set out in a little post called "The Legend of the 
> Lost Day", ...
> 

bboyminn:

"Legend of the Lost Day"
Nov 30, 2005
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/143793

> Goddlefrood:
>
> To summarise, Hagrid sped around some wizarding parties
> during the course of the time he was travelling between
> Godric's Hollow and Little Whingeing, and well, the 
> rest is surely not for me to specualte on here ;).
> 
> Others may elucidate further, or offer alternatives.
> 
> Goddlefrood, ...
>

bboyminn:

I think once the information became known to a few it
would spread quickly along multiple paths. Certainly,
Hagrid would be one of those paths, but remember wizards
have the equivalent of the telephone (Floo Network) plus
the ability to Apparate. Word would have spread very
quickly, and perhaps the infamous Missing 24 Hours serve
no purpose other than to let the rumors spread. 

The more important question is how did Dumbledore know?
Dumbledore seems to be the first, and he quickly sent
Hagrid to Godrics Hollow where he was met by a 
suspicious Sirius. Sirius didn't know what had happened
but he needed to check on the Potters because Peter 
wasn't where he was supposed to be. 

Some suspect that there might have been 'twin' portraits;
one at Hogwarts and one at the Potter's house. That would
allow the quick and convinient transfer of information
between them. I suspect the even while in hiding the
Potters would want to know what was happening and would
want to be kept up-to-date on Voldemort's actions.

Other suspect that Snape might have been there. Though
whether he was openl there with Voldemort or whether he
was hidden and merely observing is up for debate. 

Perhaps the Potters had an owl standing by always ready 
to carry a message to Dumbledore if security was breached.
Or perhaps James or Lily had time to send off a messenger
Patronus. 

I suspect once a very few people knew, the story spread 
like wild fire amoung the normal gossip and communication
channels. At some point I suspect Dumbledore notified the
Ministry. We know from the book that at some point 'the
muggles came running', so perhaps the Ministry needed to
modify a few memories. And certainly they needed to 
arrive on the scene in hopes of capturing DE's (Death 
Eatres) or at least protecting the public from any DE 
presence. 

Soon after that, Ministry and possibly Dumbledore's people
would arrive to do a forensic analysis to determine what 
really happened. 

So, I see word of events spreading along multiple paths
and speading very quickly. I don't imagine the whole
story was known at once, but even coming out in bits
and pieces, I still see it spreading very quickly.

For what it's worth.

Steve/bboyminn