Help me understand the importance of the prophecy, please

[erinellii]

No: HPFGUIDX 82139

> Pippin: 
> But Voldemort doesn't know that the prophesied one is the *only* 
> one who can kill him (either must die at the hand of the other), so 
> he actually needn't fear Dumbledore or the Aurors, whom he has 
> been  avoiding for so long. 


Erin:

I don't agree with that.  I think the phrase "the one with the power 
to destroy the Dark Lord"  pretty much means the ONLY one with that 
power.  That's pretty basic.  I mean, why else even bother to have a 
prophecy if it's just gonna say "here's yet another person capable of 
destroying the Dark Lord".  
  Voldemort may fear death more than everything else, but that 
doesn't mean he doesn't fear other things as well. Dumbledore and 
crew may not be able to kill him outright, but they could still hurt 
him terribly...perhaps rip him out of his body again.  Or even 
capture him, or feed his soul to his own dementors.  Technically he 
would still be alive.  So Voldemort is right to fear them.

Erin