The Prophecy's Importance (WAS: Possibly a *really* silly question about the

[Tom Wall]

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Marie wrote:
Also because it meant Voldemort was wasting a lot 
of the time he had while the Ministry had its collective head buried 
in the sand seeking something which, as you correctly pointed out, 
was basically useless to him. He didn't know that, of course, so 
since it's good for the Order that he's obsessively pursuing this 
worthless artifact, they're going to try to make it look apetizing to 
him. 

Tom replies:
As far as I'm concerned, the prophecy isn't useless at all, and 
Voldemort is definitely worse off for having not heard it.

I believe this because currently, the only wizard in the world that 
Voldemort fears is Dumbledore. That, and Voldemort's plans are 
manifold and complex, and apparently, they really don't have to be.

If he knew the second part of the prophecy, if he knew it would all 
eventually end with either Harry's death by his hand or or his own 
death by Harry's hand, then he wouldn't have to waste his time on 
anything else... he'd be able to get right down to business and go 
after Harry. Once he had taken care of Harry, he'd be home free, 
since no one else, apparently not even Dumbledore, has the power to 
destroy him.

-Tom