Question #3

[bgrugin]

No: HPFGUIDX 183384

 
> Jen: Hagrid said he removed baby Harry before the Muggles started 
> swarming.  It's still possible that the magical families in Godric's 
> Hollow, which was a 'community within a community', heard the 
> screams, saw the green lights that they knew were AKs, and 
> investigated the scene.  The Fidelius was broken before LV arrived so 
> the Potters weren't hidden during the events. 


MusicalBetsy here:
But the Fidelius charm wasn't really broken, was it?  After all, it
was the Secret Keeper who willingly gave the info to LV, just like DD
telling everyone the address of 12 Grimmauld Place.  It was only after
James and Lily's deaths that the Fidelius charm was broken - I
think....(this Fidelius charm has always been confusing to me).
> 
> Even if the villagers correctly deduced LV was the one casting the 
> AKs - the little boy out trick o' treating seemed to recognize him or 
> at least realized he was scary - I can't figure out how eveyone knew 
> LV was gone instead of apparating out, or that he'd definitely tried 
> to kill baby Harry rather than Harry having a scar from surviving 
> flying house debris.  I don't think DD wanted it widely known since 
> he was intent on getting Harry out of the WW & to safety.
>

MusicalBetsy:
Here's what I think happened - I think somehow DD used Legilimency on
baby Harry to figure out what happened - it's what I've always
pictured in my mind.  I may be way off base, but it seems as good a
guess as anything else!