plugs and more holes was Re: Conflicts, cheats and credibility

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> Dung:
> And here's a job for a holesmith:
> If Hermione was able to (effectively) side-along apparate Yaxley to 
> Grimmauld Place, into the Fidelius Charm, why couldn't Snape side-
> along with a gang of DEs? Apparition doesn't require speaking, so the 
> tongue-tying hex wouldn't have stopped him. 
> 


Kathy:
But what good was the tongue-tying hex anyway? Snape could only tell if 
the Fidelius Charm was already broken and he could have as easily 
written a note. 

And--ta dah--why didn't Moody's curse vanish when he died? According to 
JKR, the DADA jinx ended with LV's death. According to Harry, DD's 
bodybind jinx on Harry ended at DD's death.

I read it that eveyone became a secret keeper when DD died. On a second 
read, it doesn't look like that. But, if the reason Hermione could side-
along apparate is because the Charm accepted her as SK, that would be 
different than a non-SK trying to gain entry with someone. If that's 
the plug in the hole, as long as LV didn't know DD was SK, then he 
wouldn't know the secret was out and wouldn't ask Snape.

But, if the DEs don't know where HQ is, why are they hanging around 12 
GP?

And, how did Snape get by those hexes? What was he looking for? (Oh, 
please, not Lily's letter?)