Possibly a *really* silly question about the prophecy

[FrisbeeK]

No: HPFGUIDX 63808

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Why the heck, when it was clear enough to those who knew just about 
> everything but weren't imparting that knowledge to those who needed 
> to know, instead of placing a guard at the Department of Mysteries, 
> why didn't they just either move the bloody prophecy or destroy it 
> themselves?
> 
> There certainly were enough people who belonged to the Order that 
> worked at the MoM to have arranged somehow to do such a thing. And 
> they certainly didn't *need* to have that particular prophecy 
> recorded if Dumbledore had been a witness to it.
> 
> And, just like the stone, they *knew* Voldemort was after it. Yet, 
> they left it there anyway.
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> So? Let us discuss.
> 
> Shelagh
> encouraging a nice debate

Two things:

1.  If Voldy was focused on the prophesy then it gave the OoTP more 
time to strategize and plan for their resistance.  And according to 
DD, LV thought there was much more to the prophesy(as he had 
inadvertently caused his own demise the last time by not knowing the 
whole thing) which made the prophesy something LV believed he would 
need on his rise back to power.  

2. Since the prophesy could only be taken off the shelf by Harry or 
LV, then the OoTP couldn't do anything about removing or destroying 
it.  Especially in light of the fact that they couldn't get Harry to 
do it (they were keeping him in the dark) and they didn't want LV to 
have it - so who could have moved it?

But, this is in contrast to what DD says is his greatest fault which 
is that he wanted Harry to have safe existence despite the danger 
posed to others.  Because by allowing LV to fixate on the prophesy he 
put Harry in danger for the sake of allowing the OoTP to get ready 
for the next war.  

FK