Neville and the Prophecy (Was Re: A litte more on the Prophecy)

[Donna]

No: HPFGUIDX 82253

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com,> adsong16 wrote: 
> <snip>
> > It seems to me that this proves that Harry is indeed destined, as 
the 
> prophecy tells us, to vanquish the Dark Lord. How he's going to do 
> that, who will help him, and whether or not he will survive the 
> encounter, remains to be seen.
> 
> On the other hand, I also want to join the Neville Still Has Some 
> Part To Play In This gang. But that is another story... <
> 
OotP pg. 829 US Hardcover Edition - 

"And then you saw Rookwood, who worked in the Department of Mysteries 
before his arrest, telling Voldemort what we had known all along - 
that the prophecies held in the Ministry of Magic are heavily 
protected.  Only the people to whom they refer can lift them from the 
shelves without suffering madness.  In this case, either Voldemort 
himself would have to enter the Ministry of Magic and risk revealing 
himself at last - or else you would have to take it for him."

Once the prophesy is taken from the shelf, then anyone could handle 
it.  Otherwise, Voldemort would still have to have been at the MoM to 
take the prophesy from Harry.  But he sent his Death Eaters to bring 
it back to him.  

Hope that helps.
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