What do we know about Godric's Hollow?

[carsten]

The overall story line is about the rise and fall of LV, starting at his lowest point, when he lost his powers at Godric's Hollow. At the end of the HBP book, Harry considers to visit the spot. So it must be quite important for the story, but we know very little about the events:

• Who was killed there?
• Where is it?
• Why were so many muggles there?
• Who rescued Harry from the ruckus?
• Who saved LV's wand when he suffered from the spell?

And I could go on making up more questions.

I am very curious about this and hope for explanations in the final book!

[Mistress Siana]

Hm, there are just a few things we know, but some we can guess.

-The name implies a connection to Godric Gryffindor. And isn't LV rather keen on finding leftovers of Gryffindor?

-Muggles? Hm, you're referring to Wormtail blowing up twelve of them when Sirius confronted him, right? Do we know if that was actually In GH?

-Hagrid rescued Harry, according to Dumbledore.

-JKR was asked in an interview if there was somebody else present that night in GH, and she said she couldn't comment. Frankly, that means that yes, somebody else was there. Who? My money's on Wormtail, he was way too quick to get LV's wand and make his escape. If it was indeed Wormtail who got the wand, but who else could have done it?

-If LV really intended to use the murder of Harry to make his last Horcrux, as DD expected, which object did he want to use? And shouldn't it still be there?

-Considering the amount of foreshadowing and parallelism in the books, maybe the final battle will take place in GH. You know, it ends where it starts where it...stuff like that.

[carsten]

Hm, there are just a few things we know, but some we can guess.

Thanks for the thoughtful reply!

I am wandering a little bit astray with this. Bear with me, but the idea came, when you mentioned the object for the horcrux.

Do you remember the scene in HPB, when Harry finds out about Mundungus stealing posessions from Black's house? Maybe LV is using or imperiusing Mundungus to get hold of the locket, which Remus acquired before his untimely death. Or if Munungus "accidentally" stole the locket, Harry might have a hard time finding it again in book 7.

Am I sounding confused?

[Mistress Siana]

There've been some big discussion about that locket, I think...I think we can assume this was the original locket of Slytherin which RAB stole from the cave. If RAB is indeed Regulus Black, it would make sense for the locket to be in Grimmault Place. What I don't understand is how you bring Remus into it? The question is: Is it still a Horcrux? Or did RAB menage to destroy it? And what does Aberforth Dumbledore have to do with it? Does he have more insight into his brother's affairs than we think? He intrigues me, this Aberforth.

But the locket has been turned into a Horcrux and hidden in the cave before LV went after Harry, so it couldn't have been in Godric's Hollow. This last Horcrux would be either something of Ravenclaw's or something of Gryffindor's, right, since that was what Voldemort wanted. Godric's Hollow-Gryffindor Horcrux...could they be related?

[draconeedsahug]

Is it likely that Voldemort was still able to make a Horcrux when the curse deflected? We don't know much about Horcrux making except that it's got to be difficult right? So even if he had the intention of making a Horcrux with Harry's death, would he still have the strength after being Avada Kedavra'd?

[Mistress Siana]

I think it depends on when you have to perform the spell or ritual necessary to create the Horcrux. When all the preparations have to be done before the murder, and the splitting of the soul is the last thing to be done, it would be possible. If you have to split your soul first and then cast the spell, he couldn't have done it.

[horcrux hunter911]

It does seem as though one would actually have to do the killing before they could create a horcrux, since the killing is what tears apart the soul and the incantation is used to kind of encase it. thats one of the reasons I don't get the whole "Harry is an accidental Horcrux theory"

[kp-peanut]

Well, back to the subject of Godric's Hollow, in Quidditch Through the Ages it says, "The invention of the Golden Snitch is credited to the wizard Bowman Wright of Godric's Hollow" Which means he was also another inhabitant of Godric Hollow.....although, this probably has only a minor connection. And yes Godric Hollow and Godric Gryffindor do have a link between them so i wouldn't be suprised if Gryffindor's Horcrux was here. Infact, it would make perfect sense.
I think that the mysteries of Godric Hollow will be revealed in the next book as its going to contain a lot of information about the Potter's and all your question's will most certainly be answered

[Chimera]

Gryffindor might've been buried with something. Not his sword or his hat (now the school sorting hat), maybe he had a brooch with his emblem on it? He sounds like a fighter, maybe he wore a gauntlet or whatever...

[kp-peanut]

Yeah something like that....it's probably a small possession of his that he used to carry around with him or something

[Eol]

We know that Godric's Hollow is going to be one of the first places Harry is going in the new book, after the wedding to visit his parents' graves. I think it is early on in the book that a lot of the missing pieces will be filled in. Perhaps somebody approaches Harry with information while he's there. Although as to the point that it may all end there, it seems like JK's style to do just that.

[Chimera]

Might even be concealed in the house. Marvolo's ring was.

[Snow_Crystal]

I wonder why Lily and James hid in Godrics Hollow of all places. Was there some sort of Gryffindor protection for them there or were they hiding something of Gryffindors??? Yes, yes I know they had protection on their whereabouts and had a secret keeper etc but it just seems to coincidental that it happened to be Godrics Hollow.

[Eol]

I don't see where the coincidence is. Godric's Hollow was where they were hiding. That's the only reason that we know about it at all.

[Chimera]

I'm sure to them it was coincidence, but it's poetic in the sense of the Gryffindor/Slytherin rivalry.

Maybe Harry is the heir of Gryffindor, now that'd be poetic.