The Fidelius Charm for the Potters

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 179275

---  "davegl69" <davegl69 at ...> wrote:
>
> What I haven't ever been able to figure out is why wasn't 
> James the Secret Keeper? Before OOP I thought it had to be
> someone else then the person casting the spell than 
> Dumbledore casts it over 12gp but I chalk that up to him 
> being the most powerful wizard. then in Deathly Hallows the
> Weasleys cast it at aunt Muriel's and Shell cottage and Mr.
> Weasley and Bill are the secret keepers.
> 
> So is it me or is there a major plot hole there?
> 
> davegl69
>

bboyminn:

Part of the problem here is simply not knowing enough
about the nature and creation of the Fidelius Charm. It
seems clear that the Spell on Grimmauld Place, Aunt Murial's,
and Shell Cottage is on the location, so that any one who
comes to that place is protected. 

But it appears that the spell on the Potter's was literally
on the Potters. They were what needed protecting. When James
and Lily died, the Fidelius Charm broke, or so we are told.

But when Dumbledore died, the Charm on Grimmauld Place did
not die.

Also, it might have been because Peter betrayed the trust or
fidelity that was placed in him in the charms creation. When
the trust or fidelity was so egregiously broken, the 
corresponding charm was also broken.

Perhaps, the caster of the Fidelius can not also be the 
subject of the Fidelius. In other words you can cast it on
object or other people, but you can't cast it on yourself.

Again, I'm not saying these things did happen, I am only 
illustrating that we don't really know enough about the
nature of the Fidelius Charm to know for sure how it should
or will work in various circumstance.

Steve/bboyminn