Prophecy placing process

[Grey Wolf]

No: HPFGUIDX 80998

TIA, madeyemood wrote:
> Is anyone familiar with the process by which a prophecy is funnelled 
> into a crystal sphere?

The answer (unless this world is much more weird than I give it credit 
for) is no, since it has never been mentioned in the books, and no-on 
ehere that I know can transform real prophecies into glowing balls at 
the flick of a wand. That said, I have a pretty nice theory about it.

> DD meets with Sybil, realizes he's heard a real prophecy...there's a 
> ball at the Department of Mysteries with the prophecy inside. 
> 
> What might be the steps between?
> 
> TIA,
> madeyemood

Dumbledore hears the prophecy. Say he writes it down (to not forget). 
Goes to his office and uses a recording spell that works exactly like a 
muggle recorder, only in this case the words spoken are kept in a round 
ball. Then goes to the ministry and does the same (he keeps the first 
in his office). The Ministry officials put it in the department of 
mysteries and place protection charms on it. After a while, they decide 
Harry and Voldemort are the ones the prophecy refers to and the DoM 
changes the protection so only Voldemort and Harry can remove it from 
its place without braking it.

I don't think there is anything particularly complicated about it, 
evidently. The fact that other prophecies were broken in the fight 
shows that the defenses are not that great, and since we already know 
of spells that record voice (howlers) it is not a stretch to imagine 
others.

Hope that helps,

Grey Wolf