Why Couldn't LV get the prophesy for himself?

[uranussid]

No: HPFGUIDX 75365

He wants to be safe than sorry, that's why! We have seen from GoF that
he doesn't mind waiting and waiting to get something he wants, so why
should he go into the Ministry when someone else can do it for him?
Why should he take the risk of getting exposed himself? He could
disguise himself but he still runs a risk of being caught. He could
possess someone but he still runs a risk of being caught. Basically,
as long as he is in the Ministry in any form, he runs a risk of being
caught. He could go at night, but there may be a nighter walking
around that could spot him. But if that happens, he could kill him but
you never know if that nighter might find a way to escape. His Death
Eaters could break the prophesy and hear it themselves but when they
repeat it to their master they may run a chance of mishearing it or
forgetting it. Also, there may be magic charms on the prophesy
preventing anyone forcing it from the shelves with magic. So, that's
out of the question.

So, what can this poor Evil Lord do? Well, that's easy! Send Harry
over there to get the prophecy and let his Death Eaters snatch it from
him! But you see, like always, poor old Voldie underestimates Harry
and his Death Eaters abilities and he never got the prophecy because
Harry smashed it. He was expecting his Death Eaters to be able to
handle a 15 year old but it seems he forgot that he couldn't even
handle this 15 year old. And so he got angry, and forgot all about not
exposing himself and ran to the Ministry to get rid of this 15 year
old. It seems whenever Harry is involved he forgets all about logic.

And that is why he didn't get the prophesy himself. There were other
ways of retrieving it and he didn't need to risk himself getting
exposed.

Sid