What Happened to the Longbottoms?

There are no real spoilers in this post, so if you haven’t finished the book all you will find out from this is that we do not find out why the Longbottoms were tortured by Bellatrix and other Death Eaters.  Maybe it is not all that important to the story and that is why Rowling did not mention it, but I wanted to know the reason for their torture.

Is it because of the prophecy?  This does not make sense to me, because their torture happened after Voldemort had disappeared, and therefore it had been decided that the prophecy was talking about the Potters, not the Longbottoms.  Maybe these Death Eaters thought the Longbottoms had information on Voldemort’s whereabouts?

Does anyone else have ideas or suggestions?  Or do you feel that if it wasn’t important enough for Rowling to put it in the book, then it must not really matter?

 

The Deathly Hallows and Harry’s Choice – SPOILERS!

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Here is something I’ve been wondering.  Did Harry have a choice whether to live or die in the King’s Cross chapter because he was the true owner of the Deathly Hallows?  The cloak, stone, and wand all belonged to Harry.  He had already disarmed Draco, making him the true owner of the Elder Wand, the cloak was passed down to him by his dad, and the stone, while he had already dropped it, had been in his possession.  Is it possible that Harry was the Master of Death at that moment and that helped him live?  

I am speculating, but I think my theory has some weight.  I’m curious to hear what you think…