Neville and the Prophecy

[Melody]

No: HPFGUIDX 82231

> Kneazle255: 
> Reading your post it struck me that Neville touches the Prophecy in 
> the MoM without going crazy. The only two people to handle it are 
> Harry and Neville, I think.
> 
> I am not sure if once a prophecy globe is removed from the room 
> anyone can then handle it or not. 


When Malfoy approached Harry, after Harry took the prophecy off the
shelf, he asked Harry to give him the globe.  I doubt he would have
done that if he would have gone insane after he touched it.  I also
assume one cannot don gloves and remove the globe either.  

Maybe Harry has to hand it to someone in order for the globe to be
safe for others.  It is the handing over from one of the prophesized
parties that make the transaction safe.  Malfoy is very emphatic that
Harry has to hand over the globe before he is killed, stupefied,
tortured, ::insert DE pastime here::.  I always assumed Malfoy gave
those orders to keep them from breaking the prophecy instead of
following protocol.  Probably because he makes a point of stopping
Bellatrix by saying "if you smash it..."  (OoP, Ch35).

All Malfoy told Harry is "only people who are permitted to retrieve a
prophecy from the Dept of Mysteries, Potter, are those about whom it
was made..."  (OoP, Ch 35).

Harry passed the prophecy to Neville, which is the same transaction
Malfoy was attempting. 


Melody