Does Snape know the prophecy? (was: Simple!Snape?)

[Julia]

No: HPFGUIDX 124988


> > SSSusan:
> > I realize I have been going on the assumption that several of 
the members of The Order know of the prophecy.  I assumed that 
Arthur & Molly, Sirius, Lupin, Snape & likely Moody each know about 
it.  Do others think I'm wrong in this belief? 
 
 Siriusly Snapey Susan

>lupinlore: 
> Well, it depends on what you mean by "Know of" and "Know About."  I
> think it's fairly obvious that at some point they found out a 
prophecy
> exists.  However, I don't think we have any evidence for WHEN they
> found out, and I certainly don't think we have any evidence for 
them
> knowing the CONTENTS of the prophecy.  I suspect that many of the
> Order members, especially the Weasleys, only found out about the
> existance of the prophecy during Harry's fifth year.  And I 
strongly
> doubt that any of them, including Snape, know the contents.
> 
> Your point about DD trusting Snape is a good one, but I don't 
think it
> really speaks to whether Snape would know the prophecy.  If DD has
> witheld the prophecy from Snape, it isn't, I suspect because he
> doesn't trust Snape, but because this is a very personal piece of
> information related to Harry and DD sees it as HARRY'S privilege to
> determine who knows about it.  
> 

Julia:

I agree with lupinlore. it's highly doubtful that somebody from the 
Order knows about the content of the prophecy. I had a feeling that 
at the end of OotP when DD tells Harry about his future it was like 
revealing a secret. 
However I still maintain my statement that it would be VERY risky to 
tell anybody (who is not connected to the prophecy) about what the 
prophecy is truly about. And apart from the fact that it should be 
Harry's privilege to decide who knows about it, DD's decidion was 
also determined by the danger of allowing anybody to know 
Harry/Vodemort destiny...

Julia