[HPforGrownups] Re: Why Couldn't LV get the prophesy for himself?

[Danger Mouse]

No: HPFGUIDX 75303

GEO:
The guy has red eyes I think anyone smart enough would have known it 
was Voldemort. And even if he did rob the prophecy room as a DE 
people would be giving more credence to Dumbledore and his story that 
the Dark Lord was back and the MoM would have believed him especially 
if the prophecy on Voldemort had gone missing.

Dan:
Red eyes could be solved by a color changing/masking charm. He's as powerful as Dumbledore, and throws AKs around without blinking, so something so simple as a cosmetic charm or potion should be easy work. Aurors can do it, who not Him? Further, if the prophecy was stolen, do you think the MoM would tell anyone? Probably not. They were all-to-willing to allow the Prophet to report on a foiled attempt, but a successful one? Cover up! Further, everyone already knew the Death Eaters had escaped and were back. It would be expected that a DE would try to do something illegal, as opposed to living out their lives in Sweden rolling in the grass, singing showtunes.

GEO:
He had to be there in person. Possession would certainly not have 
worked and there might have been a chance that he would have ended up 
mentally damaged if he was possessing a Death Eater and the prophecy 
didn't recognize him and instead cursed him while he was in the DE's 
body which would have mentally damaged him like what it did to 
Podmore and Bode.

Dan:
Agreed. It's very possible the prophecy security could have been transferred psychically back to Voldemort. But we saw that curses could break the prophecies fine. A well-controlled one,aimed straight at the prophecy in question would have broken it, and allowed Voldemort to watch it roll.

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