Who knows about the Prophecy?

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 108381

-Andromeda

"I have a sort of general question.... do we have any idea which 
characters know about the Prophecy (in its entirety)?  Dumbledore, 
Harry, for sure.  Trelawny may not, she didn't remember making the 
second prophecy.  The Order members must have known that there was a 
prophecy to guard, but did they know its contents?  Does Snape?  I 
always wonder, when rereading the books and seeing his frequent 
attempts to get Harry expelled, whether he knows.  Doesn't seem like 
a good way to prepare "the one" for his final battle.  That's one 
amazing grudge.  

Did the books mention anybody else?  I guess the Order folks must 
have at least suspected something, since they were sometimes sent to 
guard Harry.  I'm just wondering if there are clues I've missed."


DuffyPoo:

I think, right now, the only two people who know the prophecy in its entirety (if we did get the whole prophecy in OotP, some have suggested we may not have), are DD and HP.  LV knows the first couple of lines.  I think there are others who know that a prophecy exists, but not the actual content.  They would include Lily & James, Alice & Frank (what if Bella was torturing them for the wording of the prophecy?  the books indicate they were tortured for info about where LV was but I've never understood why...apart from my theorizing), maybe Sirius, Remus and Peter, those of the old Order who needed to know and those from the new Order who needed to know what they were guarding and why.  Snape may know of the prophecy but I don't think, I guess I don't 'feel', DD would tell the exact wording to too many people because it puts them at risk.  He's had Trelawney housed at the school virtually since she made the prediction.  Although she may not 'remember' the words, I have no doubt LV would try to dig it out of her memory given half a chance to get at her.  If McGonagall, say, knows the exact wording then she is at risk of being attacked by LV or DEs who want to know what it says.  This is just a feeling I have that DD is keeping this close to his chest.  I also wondered at the wisdom of telling HP the whole prophecy given the events of OotP and knowing LV can tap into his mind.  Might as well have just written it down and sent it by owl to LV.  Maybe DD doesn't think LV knowing the exact wording matters anymore.



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