Marking as an Equal

[Serena Moonsilver]

No: HPFGUIDX 82583


> 
> Yes, but the prophecy was made before Harry was born. DD refers 
to "  
> a cold, wet night sixteen years ago..." Harry isn't yet sixteen at 
> this point in OOTP so it was prior to his arrival. If the character 
> who overheard Trewlany speaking to Dumbledore reported to Voldenort 
> promptly, he knew about the existence of the prophecy in the middle 
> of 1980. It still begs the question, why did he wait the best part 
of 
> a year and a half before doing something?
> Geoff

Well, remember Dumbledore also had heard the theory and depending, he 
may have been on the look out for any pregnant witches who would be 
due about that time and hide them from Voldemort.
So the Potters may have been in hiding from Voldemort for awhile, and 
he only got his lucky break when they used the fidlius charm and made 
Peter their secret keeper.