genealogy of Harry Potter:

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 88353

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hermione978" 
<hermione978 at y...> wrote:

Hermione978:
> Later in the book, towards the end, Harry learns about his life 
> prophecy.  He learns that the only one who can touch the prophecy 
is 
> the person whom it is about. You will remember when it was taken at 
> the Dept. of Mysteries that NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM picked it up. The 
> prophecy was marked "Harry Potter,?"  

Geoff:
I think the question of who can touch the prophecy refers to 
the /initial/ picking up and not later. Voldemort has been thwarted 
because he tried to get it via someone else; this failed because of 
the protection so he lured Harry to the MoM for that purpose. He 
could have got it himself but this would have confirmed that he had 
returned.  

In the Department of Mysteries, Malfoy demands that Harry give it to 
him whe he first apparates into the building, Bellatrix tries to use 
an Accio command which Harry blocks with a Protection (Protego) and 
he is about to give it to Malfoy when the OOTP members burst in.