Why Couldn't LV get the prophesy for himself?

[mrnipha]

No: HPFGUIDX 75346

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...>
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Danger Mouse" 
> <dangermousehq at h...> wrote:
> >
> > But he could still wear a mask like the DEs. I'm incredibly 
> > surprised that the most evil wizard of all time didn't come up
with 
> > a better plan than "lure Harry Potter to do the dirty work." 
<snip> 
> As far as Voldemort raiding the Ministry in person, how could he 
> be sure Dumbledore hadn't set a trap for him? Only by getting 
> Harry to be his stalking horse.
> 
> Pippin

Voldemort knows (as shown in the snake vs Arthur Weasley incident)
that the Order is watching/guarding the Department of Mysteries so a
trap to reveal Voldemort while at the Ministry retrieving the prophesy
is high on the probability list.  Merely the possiblity of Dumbledore
doing something as simple as turning the prophesy globe into a portkey
that would transport one to a place that cannot be apparated from to
easily escape detection would make the risk to Voldemort too great.

JMHO

MrNipha