[HPforGrownups] Re: Intro pt II: Plotholes and Sirius

[Tasukibeth1 at cs.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 71091

2000 posts ago (kidding!), I said:
> >And if Lucius, who was at the forefront, knew that Harry could
> > endanger/break the prophecy, then why didn't he just perform some 
> sort of
> > spell to push Harry away from the shelf before he could grab it? > 
> 


greatelderone says:
> 
> Did you bother reading the lengthy explaination from Lucius? Nobody, 
> but Harry and Lord Thingy could grab the prophecy without getting 
> cursed like what happened to Podmore and that other fellow in Mungos.


I reply:

Yes, I DID read it, thank you. I think I may have worded my question in an 
ambiguous manner, however. What I meant to simply ask is that if Lucius and the 
DE knew that Harry was the only one who could could touch the prophecy without 
doing mad, then why did they let him even get near it? They knew he was 
coming, which is why they were already there, waiting to ambush him. I just was 
thinking that to avoid the risk of Harry picking up the prophecy and smashing 
it/running away with it, he would have just stepped in and stopped Harry before 
Harry got a chance to grab it. I will just assume it was bad timing on the part 
of the DEs and let it go at that. They were waiting to attack him, but they 
didn't forsee him picking up his sphere, thus risking all the work they have 
done. It doesn't seem plausible, but I suppose I will buy it anyway.

Beth in Sacramento, moving on (and enjoying the whold gay/not gay thread)





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