Did/Do Frank and Alice know the entire Prophecy??

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 70185


> It occurred to me...Lily and James knew LV was after them (or 
Harry), which made me wonder if DD told the Potters and the 
Longbottoms about the Prophecy, since it could've been about either 
one of their  children.  

I think we have to assume Dumbledore would have told the parents of 
any child the prophecy applies to. Short of Evil!Dumbledore, I can't 
think of any reason why he wouldn't.

Which begs the question, what defense did the Longbottoms use? Did 
they also have a Secret-Keeper? Did they use some kind of magic 
suppression spell on Neville to make him seem less magic, and 
therefore, less of a threat?


>Now, Lily and James are dead, but the Longbottoms aren't  and I 
>think *someone* is keeping them that way, but why?  Could it be  
that they were tortured not for the whereabouts of LV, but instead  
for the wording of the entire prophecy??

That is entirely possible. We also don't know what they told. We just 
know they were tortured for information about V-Mort's whereabouts, 
which they reasonably might not have known. 

But we don't know what information they gave out under torture.

> But this would mean that whoever is keeping them insane (with the 
gum) is probably not siding with LV, after all, they would've tried 
to get it from them then.  I *highly doubt* it's DD doing it, but 
perhaps some total *moron* who thinks they're doing what is best for 
everyone (Umbridge anyone?  She really did think she was helping the 
Ministry at Hogwarts...) is keeping them insane?

No, Dumbledore would certainly not get in the way of them regaining 
their minds. He would put them under protection immediately. However, 
I can't see him being so cold as to keep them insane.

Interesting points.

Darrin