[HPforGrownups] Re: How did WW learn LV evaporated?

[Bart Lidofsky]

No: HPFGUIDX 166363

From: Steve <bboyminn at yahoo.com>
>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. 

Bart:
One explanation that makes sense (but has no canonical backing) is that the Potters weren't the only magical family in the area, and, once the blowup happened, it would have been kind of hard to keep secret. I'm certain that Dumbledore had people in the area with instructions to report to him anything out of the ordinary, without necessarily being told why.

And, for some reason which I can't put my finger on, I have a hunch that Snape was around. 

Bart