Prophecy wording

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 128084


I think the most interesting thing about the prophecy is revealed if 
you compare both of Trelawney's prophecies:

No.1
IT WILL HAPPEN TONIGHT. THE DARK LORD LIES ALONE AND FRIENDLESS, 
ABANDONED BY HIS FOLLOWERS. HIS SERVANT HAS BEEN CHAINED THESE 
TWELVE YEARS. TONIGHT, BEFORE MIDNIGHT... THE SERVANT WILL BREAK 
FREE AND SET OUT TO REJOIN HIS MASTER. THE DARK LORD WILL RISE AGAIN 
WITH HIS SERVANTS AID, GREATER AND 
MORE TERRIBLE THAN EVER HE WAS. TONIGHT... BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THE 
SERVANT...WILL SET OUT...TO 
REJOIN...HIS MASTER....

No. 2
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... born 
to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month 
dies... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will 
have powers that the Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at 
the hand of the other for neither can live while the other 
survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be 
born as the seventh month dies...

Firstly, you must remember that JKR is an English teacher. Her 
grammar would be flawless. Prophecy 1 is punctuated correctly, with 
concise sentences. Prophecy 2 is NOT!! It is one long rambling 
sentence. Most damning of all is the presence of so many 'and's. You 
cannot construct a sentence this way.

Conclusion - Dumbledore was only allowing Harry to hear certain parts 
of the prophecy, not the whole prophecy. Perhaps this is why DD was 
so uncomfortable talking to Harry about this. Once again he is not 
telling Harry the WHOLE truth!

Brothergib