[HPforGrownups] Dumbledore and the Prophecy that was

[Ravenclaw Black]

No: HPFGUIDX 74120



magicroxx wrote:

> Dumbledore takes Harry to the Ministry
>
> "Prophecies Harry can only be taken from the shelves by the people
> that it concerns. This is a very powerful weapon that Voldemort could
> use. It is dangerous for him to know Harry, that is why you need to
> listen to the prophecy and then destroy it" (assuming that DD can't
> follow harry into the DOM)
>
> I mean the thing broke anyway, and its probably for the best. I mean
> come on, he had people guarding it every night and if he knew what it
> said, then what was the point. Just break it!! That way Voldemort
> never needs to know.


I must agree with this.
 
The first time I read the book, there was this big tension about what 
they were guarding.  Then, when I got to the chapter called 'the lost 
prophecy', I thought, well, the prophecy was lost.  But Dumbledore had 
it in his head the whole time. 
 
I was pretty mad.
 
I let the whole 'why didn't Voldemort make Harry's toothbrush a portkey' 
thing slide, because, I thought it was a minor dumb move, and, with 
stretching the imagination, there were some reasons to catch Harry at 
the Triwiz Tournament.
 
Not this time.
 
Either having Harry retrieve the prophecy, or having the order go there 
and destroy it, is just to straight forward a solution.  The only reason 
it seems the order kept things a secret and didn't do this is so there 
would be a plot to this book.  That doesn't cut it for me.
 
Ravenclaw Black


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