Does the Order know about the prophecy? / Re: Did Snape know WHY he must teach Harry Occlumency?

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 120166


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> Alla wrote:
> "<snip> I don't think we can doubt that Snape knows 
> EVERYTHING about Prophecy."
> 
> Del replied :
> I disagree.
> 1. We know that DD didn't tell everything to Snape,
> even things that concerned his job directly, like 
> the fact that Harry was dreaming of the corridor.

Juli now:
I think most of the Order members knew about the
prophecy, including Snape, Arthur and Molly, Sirius
and Lupin, otherwise they couldn't tell Harry
seriously that he had to learn occlumency. After
Christmas at 12GP and the snake vision, Dumbledore
realized the connection worked both ways, and he asked
Snape to teach him occlumency, Sirius must have known
because he had a letter from DD and he wouldn't allow
Harry to spend all this time with Snape if there
wasn't a good reason.

Del:
> 2. I think DD acts with his subordinates in the very
> same way he acts with Harry : on a need-to-know basis. 
> Strictly speaking, the Order members don't need to know 
> about the Prophecy, so DD might not have told them.

Juli: I agree but not all the way, the Order MUST know
a lot more than Harry, would any of them be willing to
risk their life without knowing anything a lot?