Godric's Hollow and the Fidelius

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 176839

---  "allies426" <AllieS426 at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Elizabeth Snape" 
> <snapes_witch@> wrote:
> >
>  
> > Snape's Witch:
> > 
> > No, Dumbledore definitely did not perform the spell,
> > because he (and  everyone else) thought Sirius Black
> > was the Secret Keeper.  BTW Black was never the SK 
> >in case anyone asks!!  
> > 
> > Since Lily was a charms whiz, I expect she's the 
> > one who performed the  spell.
> >
> Allie again:
> 
> Oops, my mistake, of course not!!!  But he still 
> could have placed the Fidelius charm.
>

bboyminn:

Still, if you are going to hold that position, that
Dumbledore /could/ have placed the Secret Keeper
Charm, then you are going to have to justify it in 
a way that is consistent with the books.

Care to tackle that?

As to who cast the spell, I get the sense that James
and Lily wanted to keep Dumbledore out of it. He had
more than enough on his plate as it was, and he also
had a higher likelihood of being captured or killed.

Also, keep in mind that James was one of the most
brilliant students to ever come through Hogwarts.
Not THE most brilliant, but certainly one of the 
most brilliant. Further Lily was no slouch herself,
not to mention that Sirius was also a brilliant
student. Anyone of them would have been more than
able to cast the charm to protect the Potters. 

Given the level of students we are talking about,
I don't think there is any lack of available people
to cast the charm.

Just curious.

Steve/bboyminn