How do so many people seem to know about Voldemort's attack on Godric's Hollow so soon after it occured? (Minerva has heard rumors even though she's been sitting in front of 4 Privet Drive since approximately 8 hours after the attack. Dumbledore sends Hagrid to fetch Harry before the muggles begin to gather. Seems a house collapsing/being blown ( Read more... )

A question that has literally bothered me for years... since GoF came out, in fact, is how do we know that James and Lily were killed on Halloween?  It is generally accepted knowledge, but, despite having read the books several times, and searched the lexicon, I cannot find the exact quote that tells me.  Could someone please give me the quote and ( Read more... )

What details do we know about the timeline surrounding James and Lily's deaths? Who found out first and who told whom? How much time passed between the night of their death and Sirius' arrest?