Protection via Charms and Secret-Keeper Approach

[zanooda2]

No: HPFGUIDX 184446

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "happyjoeysmiley"
<happyjoeysmiley at ...> wrote:

> 1. The Trio mention the taboo-ed word "Voldemort" even after moving 
> into 12 GP. Death eaters were outside, all right. But why didn't 
> the protective charms around 12 GP break like it did just before 
> the Malfoy Manor chapter began?? If it is because of the Secret-
> Keeper thing then why didn't the Trio go for this approach each 
> time they shifted their tents?


zanooda:

Maybe Hermione didn't learn the Fidelius Charm yet :-), according to
Flitwick it is a very complex spell. Also, HRH didn't know about the
taboo at the beginning, Ron found out about it while he was away, and
Harry and Hermione - only after Ron returned. They wouldn't think of
using the charm (even if Hermione knew how) to protect themselves from
the taboo, because they didn't know about the taboo, if it makes
sense, LOL. And it was probably too complicated to use it every day
for the regular protection. Hmm, not very convincing, but nothing else
comes to mind :-).


> happyjoeysmiley wrote:

> 2. In The Silver Doe chapter, how did Harry and Ron find their way 
> back to the tent if it were protected by their usual charms??


zanooda:

Maybe those protective charms work only against the people that are
outside when the charms are cast? I mean, HRH were able to find their
tent after going out all the time, not only at the night of the Silver
Doe - after going out to pick mushrooms, or catch fish, or even after
visiting a neighboring town (where Harry met the Dementors). At the
night of the Doe (and the previous night) Ron couldn't find the tent,
because he wasn't in it when Hermione cast the charms, but he was able
to return with Harry, who could see the tent no problem :-).


> happyjoeysmiley wrote:
 
> 3. Why did Xenophilius find his way to the room where Harry was 
> through the mess when he and the DEs could have just Apparated to 
> that room??


zanooda:

The DEs wouldn't want to Apparate to that room, they suspected a trap,
remember? As for Xeno, I suspect that he lost his wand during the
explosion, because it sounded like he didn't even try to levitate the
debris, but cleared the stairs by hand. If he didn't have his wand, he
couldn't Apparate. Besides, it's kind of dangerous to Apparate to a
destroyed room, where someone waits to attack you - you can't see
where you are going, see :-)?


> happyjoeysmiley:
 
> Any quotes from canon that you can think of which would explain 
> these things?


zanooda:

No time for quotes right now, maybe later :-).