Prophecy Showdown, 1997

[bohcoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 82315




OOP, ch. 34, pages 778 and 779:
"'Ninety-seven!' whispered Hermoine.

"...And he led them forward, between the towering rows of glass 
balls...

"...They had reached the end of the row and emerged into more dim 
candlelight.

"...'Have you seen this?' said Ron.

"'What?' said Harry, but eagerly this time -- it had to be sign that 
Sirius had been there, a clue -- he strode back to where they were 
all standing, a little way down row ninety-seven, but found nothing 
except Ron staring at one of the dusty glass spheres on the shelves."


Okay, so now we know WHEN the ultimate confrontation between 
Voldemort and Harry Potter will take place: a short time before the 
end of the year 1997. I'll put my bet on Halloween. . .

This will be Harry's last year at Hogwarts. He will be 17, "of age" 
in the wizarding world and therefore under no restrictions whatsoever 
on his use of magic. That will be most interesting.

The burning question I have, though:  How did the Keeper of the 
prophecies at the DOM know to put this prophecy on row ninety-seven? 
Nowhere in what Dumbledore let Harry hear of the original prophecy 
from his Pensieve did it mention any time frame. So. Is this proof 
that Dumbledore did not let Harry hear the entire prophecy -- and, if 
so  -- what purpose in the world would Dumbledore have of telling 
Harry that he is either going to have to kill or be killed, but not 
tell him when?

Will the disclosure of when this death duel will take place be 
included in Dumbledore's speech at the end of Book 6?

Curious minds want to know,
Bohcoo