Voldemort and the Prophesy --OOP

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 107387

Angie (I think) said:

> Are we to assume that DD is the only person besides Trelawney who 
> knows the entire prophecy?

Kacie0223 said

"I suspect that they may be or possibly DD has filled in key members 
of the order. "

DuffyPoo now:

I don't think DD has told anyone else the prophecy.  Trelawney has been at the school, hired against DD's own conviction that he should discontinue teaching Divination at Hogwarts, and thoroughly unconvinced that Trelawney would be any good as a teacher -- until the prophecy.  She's  been at Hogwarts, *living* at Hogwarts not just teaching there ("Hogwarts is my home" - OotP Seen and Unforseen).  My opinion is that DD has her there for her own protection.  Whether or not she remembers making the prophecy (she didn't seem to when she made the prophecy Harry heard) I have no doubt that LV could *magic* it out of her. 

I think giving the information contained in the prophecy would put others at similar risk.  I'm sure members of the Order, perhaps close associates of DD know that there IS a prophecy about HP/LV but not it's contents.  DD knows it, ST sort of *knows* it, LV knows part of it, and now HP knows it.  It will be interesting to see how they prevent LV learning it now that it is in HP's head.  Perhaps he'll be more inclined to learn Occlumency know that he's seen what can happen by not guarding his mind.

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