Question:
Harry Potter: A question about the Fidelius charm?
Jessica
2011-07-20 00:00:38 UTC
So I've read all of the Harry Potter books multiple times but I can't wrap my head around the Fidelius charm, specifically when mentioned in the Prisoner of Azkaban.
What I don't understand is, if Peter Pettigrew was the Potters' Secret Keeper then only he should have known where they went into hiding, right? Well how did Sirius, Hagrid etc. know to go to their house in Godric's Hollow after they had been killed? Only Pettigrew and Voldemort should have known they were there. Or am I missing something completely?
Could someone please explain this to me? It's doing my head in!
Thanks :)
Four answers:
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2011-07-20 02:47:24 UTC
Sirius and Hagrid knew where James and Lily lived because they told them. Being secret keeper doesn't mean that you're the only one who knows where something is-it means that if you're responsible for the security of the place. For example, do you remember how in the Deathly Hallows after Harry, Ron and Hermione were escaping from the Minsitry, they Apparated onto the front doorstep of Grimmauld Place? And because Yaxley was with them, they exposed Grimmauld Place and Yaxley could now see and enter the house? The Death Eaters already knew where it was, they were waiting outside it that day the Hogwarts Express left London, but they couldn't see it or get in. Now that Harry, the secret keeper had taken Yaxley to the doorstep, Yaxley and anyone else could gain acess to and from Grimmauld Place. (Because remember, to get into Grimmauld Place you need to be shown in by someone who knows what they're looking for)What happened with Lily and James was that Pettigrew showed Voldermort the place so Voldermort could kill them. This meant that Pettigrew had broken the fidelius charm and anyone could get to the place when the spell was meant to keep unwanted people out. Hope this helps:)
motato
2016-12-01 04:57:19 UTC
i've got not got self assurance this charm could be broken. The Fidelius charm protects a secret interior a guy or woman, the secret keeper. the secret keeper can choose for to tell somebody the secret in spite of the undeniable fact that it could be via their own will; Veritaserum or some curse won't be able to rigidity it out of the secret keeper. If the secret keeper desperate to share the secret with others, then they (the others) would not have the flexibility to instruct around and bypass alongside the secret alongside because of fact they do no longer look to be the secret keeper. while the secret keeper dies, all people who knew the secret on the time of loss of life might then grow to be secret keepers. because of fact the secret keeper can bypass the information alongside to whomever he/she needs, they do no longer look to be breaking something relating to the charm. Sharing the information with the incorrect guy or woman might reason consequences including what happened with James and Lily...Wormtail became the secret keeper for them. He later shared the information with Voldemort who went directly to kill them. The charm became under no circumstances broken then.
Danin
2011-07-20 00:04:47 UTC
Don't worry you are missing something.



Snape was a double agent for Voldemort remember? He tried to persuade Voldemort not to and when that failed he went to Dumbledore to ask for help.



The remainder of characters didn't know till after the deed had been done. Then Dumbledore asked Hagrid to take Harry.
Amber
2011-07-20 00:03:33 UTC
I think that after the house had broken into the charm failed. Or it failed when they died. That is my guess.

You can read about it here

http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Fidelius_Charm


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