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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