Molly-- Thoughts on a witch

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No: HPFGUIDX 109713

> Pippin wrote:
> <big snip>
> I don't believe  Molly knew any more than the cover story: that 
> there was something in the Department of Mysteries that 
> Voldemort wanted to use as a weapon against Harry. That would 
> certainly have been enough to fire her protective instincts, the 
> same sort of thing that made me want to tell my child to put on a 
> sweater when *I* was cold. Molly would have been happier not 
> knowing that the Dark Lord was plotting against Harry, therefore 
> Harry will be happier not knowing, therefore he shouldn't be told.


Neri:
This is a question that interests me for some time: how much did the 
Order members knew about the prophecy? I think Sirius knew at least 
that there is a prophecy, if not its content. In the DoM battle, a 
short time before his death, he tells Harry to "take the prophecy and 
go". All he can see is an orb in Harry's hand. How would he guess 
that this is "the prophecy", unless he already knew about its 
existence?

Neri