On Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:38:39 AM UTC-7, Thom Madura wrote:
> "Here in Minnesota!" wrote in message
> news:X74vk.29373$9u1.15926@newsfe09.iad...
> >
> > "Thom Madura" wrote in message
> > news:48bcc7a0$0$7351$607ed4bc@cv.net...
> > >
> > > "Toon" wrote in message
> > > news:tnunb4107v23l6hhut1sfr16vl7m5aih5t@4ax.com...
> > >> On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:06:16 +1000, Welsh Dog
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >As far as I can work out from PoA, James and Lily were killed within a
> > >> >week of the charm being cast over them and/or their house...
> > >> >
> > >> > "But James Potter insisted on using Black?"
> > >> > "He did," said Fudge heavily. "And then, barely a week
> > >> > after the Fidelius Charm had been performed --" "Black
> > >> > betrayed them?" breathed Madam Rosmerta.
> > >> >
> > >> >We know James and Lily went into hiding as soon as they were aware
> > >> >Voldemort was looking for them, hence no doubt Lily's complaint in
> > >> >DH...
> > >> >
> > >> > James is getting a bit frustrated shut up here, he tries
> > >> > not to show it but I can tell-also Dumbledore's still got
> > >> > his Invisibility Cloak, so no chance of little excursions.
> > >>
> > >> I don't think he ever grasped the point of psychotic sociopath hunting
> > >> for you and yours.
> > >>
> > >> >Also...
> > >> >
> > >> > Wormy was here last weekend. I thought he seemed down,
> > >> > but that was probably the news about the McKinnons; I cried
> > >> > all evening when I heard.
> > >> >
> > >> >However in DH, according to the letter to Lily's that Harry found in
> > >> >Sirius' bedroom we learned that...
> > >> >
> > >> > Bathilda drops in most days, she's a fascinating
> > >> > old thing...
> > >> >
> > >> >From the letter Harry surmised that Peter was upset because he'd just
> > >> >divulged the secret of their location to Voldemort...
> > >> >
> > >> > Pettigrew, the traitor, had seemed"down" had he? Was
> > >> > he aware that he was seeing James and Lily alive
> > >> > for the last time?
> > >> >
> > >> >After all that... the thing that struck me was that despite the charm
> > >> >having only been in place a week... and apart from Dumbledore already
> > >> >popping by to borrow the cloak... Bathilda appears to have had almost
> > >> >free run of the place!!
> > >> >
> > >> >Seems a bit odd that the secret that was to protect their lives and
> > >> >that of the 'chosen one' was to be bandied about so freely! DD I can
> > >> >understand... but Bathilda??
> > >> >
> > >> >Welshdog
> > >
> > >
> > > We know that Dumbledore did NOT know the secret - he had to get the
> cloak
> > > before they made the secret with Peter - because during Sirius' trail -
> > > Dumbledore - and everyone else - thought that Sirius was the secret
> > > keeper -
> > > not Peter.
> > > That is proven by the scene at Rosemerta's - where all still thought
> that
> > > way as well. So did hagrid - so he wsa not in on the secret either.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Then there still the big hole with Bathilda... she would have to know the
> > secret keeper was wormtail and not Sirius and she didn't say anything
> > either.
> >
> > Unless....
> >
> > when Harry found out the secret of the OOTP he didn't know who the secret
> > keeper was
> >
> > "Harry looked down at the piece of paper. *The narrow handwriting was
> > vaguely familiar.* It said:
> > The Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix may be found at number
> twelve,
> > Grimmauld Place,
> > London."
> >
> > He didn't find out later [after he knew the secret] who the SK was
> >
> > So...
> >
> > Maybe DD & Bathilda were told the secret but never knew for sure who the
> SK
> > was just like Harry didn't know.
> >
>
> I think it was more likely that Bathilda would not have been considered a
> religable witness.
But she was a famous author! Wouldn't that give her credibility?
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