[HPforGrownups] Professor Trelawney's First Prediction

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No: HPFGUIDX 43969

In a message dated 9/12/02 11:26:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sym_2_one at hotmail.com writes:

<< Voldemort wasn't 
 actually after the Potters as a family.  He was only after Harry. 
 James and Lily Potter died because they trying to protect their son. >>

Hm, I don't know about this.  V'mort doesn't say that James and Lily both 
didn't have to die, only Lily.  I really don't see why he would lie about 
this.  It really doesn't serve his purpose. V'mort is quite similiar to 
terrorists.  They don't want to strengthen their victims resolve, they want 
to destroy them.  Inventing something that will only strenght Harry's love 
for his mother doesn't exactly suit v'morts purpose at the time.  That "lie" 
would give Harry more ammo to fight back.  I personally think James and Harry 
were the only ones to die because possibly the prediction was a Potter was 
going to be V'morts downfall.  Lily, not being a blood Potter was therefore 
safe. 
Phyllis write: 
  > I like this theory a lot, but it leads me to wonder who told 
  >Voldemort about Trelawney's prediction (presumably it wasn't 
  >Trelawney herself, unless there's a *lot* we don't know about her)?  
  > Pettigrew is the best possibility, IMO.

Me:
Well, we do know that there are several ministry officials that are spies.  
Karkaroff mentions quite a few in his hearing.  Anyone of those spies could 
be in the inner ring of DD's crew, cough-fudge-cough.  That is what a spy is 
for, gathering inside information and passing it on.  Pettigrew would be a 
logical choice, but I really don't see him as being "in" on top government 
business, and this surely isn't the kind of thing that would be bandied about 
to the press.  
Susanne says:
  >And why would Voldemort (and everyone else?) believe her
  >prediction was going to come true, if it was her first (and
  >only real one for a long time)?

Me  
I think that perhaps DD may have been exaggerting a bit there.  Since sooo 
many of her predictions are bogus, its just his little way to inject a bit of 
humor. And even if this was her first, it is the sort of thing people would 
hope for.  Kind of like the light at the end of the tunnel.  

Christy