A Secret Keeper is a person designated to keep the location of a place a secret by means of the Fidelius Charm. The secret is kept in their very soul, and they are the only person who knows the specific location and can tell others. Other people cannot find it unless they are told the location or shown. For example, in the Harry Potter series, Harrys parents secret keeper was Peter Pettigrew, who was the only person who could tell someone else where their secret location was. If the Secret Keeper wishes to do so, they may divulge the information at any time, although the secret cannot be forced, bewitched, or tortured out of them. If the Secret Keeper dies, anyone to whom he or she has confided the information will become a Secret Keeper. Being a Secret Keeper is a dangerous position to occupy, and it is such a serious and binding enchantment that few would undertake it lightly.