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

[Danger Mouse]

No: HPFGUIDX 75417

UranusSid:
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.

Dan:
Right, he wants to be safe, and I could see that he would be trying to avoid being seen/caught in the act. But, I just do not see why he couldn't just have possessed someone. That would not endanger Voldemort at all. It could show that the Death Eaters are about, but people knew that already. Shacklebolt had been caught trying to break in, and then the DE's escaped. Now, the fact is that Voldemort decided to send a bunch of Death Eaters, his best, in the MoM. While they were hovering around that prophecy for who knows how long, they could have taken a little hammer and smashed it, or cursed it into breaking. We know it's possible--the Kids did it, and none of them are insane (ermm... well...). Furthermore, regardless of if they mishear or forget it, there are TEN DEATH EATERS. Ten grown men and women. I'm absolutely sure that Voldemort would rip the brains out of them all to get that prophecy out of their skull (penseive?).

-Dan

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