Prophecy's value/ was Re: seeking knowledge and keeping secrets-long

[Grey Wolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 80813

Phoenix asked:
> > I thought the irony in OOtP was that Voldemort extended great 
> > effort to learn the "rest of the prophecy," but there really 
> > wasn't anything of value to learn (for LV anyway). LV doesn't know 
> > this, and may continue to seek it in other ways. [...] What part 
> > doesn't LV know? 

greatelderone answered:
> That the only one he has had to fear is Harry and that while Harry 
> lives Voldemort will not die at the hands of any other wizard, which 
> gives him a free ticket to knocking off Dumbledore and the rest of 
> the Order and Ministry.

IMO, Voldemort already knows this. He was beaten once, and didn't die. 
Being a good stuend and all-around intelligent (even if cruel, vicious 
and demented), I'm pretty sure he kept notes of the experiments he 
carried out to become immortal. Yes, he doesn't know which of them was 
the one that saved him, but he could simply re-use them all. And I 
think he has done (so now he's a cruel vicious and demented wizard that 
cannot be killed :D). 

The reason why he doesn't go head to head against the entire WW on his 
own is because he doesn't want to spend another 15 years in the vapour 
form because, for all it's advantages (like immortality) it lacks a 
certain something he wants above all else: power. The vapour!Voldemort 
could force himself to exist and get into animals and humans but he 
could not use a wand - that is why he stepped back and became human in 
GoF.

I believe that the prophecy was misdirection from Dumbledore. There is 
little useful information to be obtained from it. About the only thing 
is to tip him off to the fact that there is 50% chance Harry is able to 
destroy him... and that is not that big a deal, really (from the PoV of 
someone who keeps trying to kill the brat for vengeance, if nothing 
else).

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf, who keeps hearing in his head "we're not fighting against 
normal pirates. Cruel, vicious and demented pirates to be sure, but 
also cruel vicious and demented pirates *that cannot be killed*"