OOP: Why stop Voldemort?

[magicalme9]

No: HPFGUIDX 65716

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kasey Latte <kaseylatte at y...> 
wrote:
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> magicalme9 <magicalme9 at y...> wrote:
> This has been nagging at me ever since I first finished reading the 
> book. Why is the Order trying so hard to stop Voldemort from 
getting 
> the prophecy? Why guard it at the danger of ones own life? 
> 
> Response:  Knowledge is power.  Voldemort knows only that he tried 
to kill an infant and it didn't work.  He tried to kill him again and 
the boy got away.   What if the prophecy had said:  "The boy will be 
killed only if he is attached on the 12th of June" or something like 
that.  If V thinks there is something in the prophecy that he needs 
to know- yes, he'll try to get it.  
> 
> Whay are they guarding it?  Because V wants it and will either go 
himself or send others.  If V. gets through, he will hear the 
prophecy- perhaps (I'm not sure) if others get through, they can take 
it to V.  
> 
> Perhaps there was no one guarding the MOM because the Deatheaters 
had already taken care of that problem...
> 
Yeah, I get it now, thanks! Hadn't really looked at it from that 
side. I just confused myself at first and then wasn't able to 
untangle my thoughts.
magicalme