OOP: Re: Voldemort's Grand Entrance
stardreams04
queenofthecampus at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 27 16:17:37 UTC 2003
No: HPFGUIDX 64997
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Voldemort is already present when Harry is telling Bellatrix that the
prophacy has been destroyed. I think that Bellatrix realized that
Voldemort was there before Harry did.
I think it's quite clear that the only reason Voldemort knows that
the prophacy got broken is because he heard Harry say so.
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I'm not so sure...in the American version page 811:
"'Well, you're going to have to kill me because it's gone!' Harry
roared - and as he shouted it, pain seared across his forehead. His
scar was on fire again, and he felt a surge of fury that was quite
unconnected to his own rage. "And he knows!" said Harry..."
The text seems to suggest that Voldemort discovers that the prophecy
is broken just as Harry shouts it. However, I don't think Voldemort
has arrived at the Ministry of Magic yet. Bella does not IMMEDIATELY
acknowledge that Voldemort has suddenly Apparated into the middle of
the room, and one would think that the appearance of her Master would
have a priority demand on her attention. Besides, why else would
Voldemort choose to make his presence known in the Ministry if he
didn't already know that the prophecy was broken? The reason why
Voldemort didn't fetch the prophecy himself in the first place was
that he didn't want to be seen by the wizarding community. The only
thing that would have forced the Dark Lord out into the open was a
towering fit of anger at the fact that the Potter boy had again
thwarted his plans.
But I think I may retract my original question. In OOP, Harry several
times is able to give reasons for Voldemort's good/bad moods. Since
Voldemort is a much more accomplished wizard than Harry, perhaps he
too was able to discern the source of Harry's triumph. This never
quite comes across as mind reading; it's more like an intuitive leap
or a gut feeling as to what is causing the other's moods.
~stardreams04
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