Dumbledore and the Prophecy that was

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No: HPFGUIDX 74112

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "adamjmarcantel"
<adamjmarcantel at y...> wrote:
> Yes, that certainly seems to be a logical way to do it.  You know, 
> for being the greatest wizard in the world, Dumbledore sure does 
> drop the ball, so to speak, an awful lot.  Along the same lines, 
> what if Dumbledore' version of the prophecy is not entirely 
> accurate.  It would then be even more important for Harry to hear 
> the version that is in the DoM.  What if his memory of what Sibyll 
> Trelawny said is incomplete and/or misunderstood.  Of course, this 
> would only work for those who think the pensieve contains the 
> subjective memory of the person.  Hmmmm...now I'm wondering.  Can a 
> sensory experience (i.e. touching, tasting, seeing, smelling, 
> HEARING) ever be a completely objective experience?  I say no.  Ok, 
> so now I submit to the group: Dumbledore's memory of the prophecy 
> was inaccurate.  Talk amongst yourselves.
> 
> Adam, who is suddenly feeling very vaclempt (hey, cut me some slack, 
> I can't spell everything)

I was wondering about accuracy as well...  How can a sensory
experience ever be enitirely objective?  Each person arrives to a
situation with a unique point of view on the matter... hmmmm...  as
well as a varied amount of background information.

Likewise, could the capturing of such a prophesy ever be accurate?  So
perhaps the lost prophesy was not as accurate as Dumbledore's memory
of the occassion.

Hmmm!  Such a lovely morsel of ponderance.

Heather.