The Prophecy and Who knows, And Why Snape might not know

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There has been a lot of talk about the prophecy and I hope noone has 
brought this theory up yet, since its hard to remember everything 
everyone has said.

But I was leaning more towards thinking less people know about it, 
even people Dumbledore trusts.

The reason I think on it that way is, If Voldemort wants it so bad 
and wants to know what it says so bad, it would seem to me all he 
would have to do is capture someone or a few someone's and torture 
them to find out the prophecy.

Now, thinking in a military way, Everyone is usually on a need to 
know basis. So, if Dumbledore is a good leader, it would seem to me 
less people would know about the prophecy as possible, even his most 
trusted allies. That way if someone does get captured they can't 
give out information that they don't know, even if they are tortured.
This also seems the way Dumbledore works a lot of the time...since 
most of the time everyone seems to be walking around in the books 
clueless half the time as to whats going on. (laughs)


If Dumbledore went around telling everyone in the order hay..listen 
to this prophecy and he told everyone, then there is also a more 
likely chance of someone hinting or letting slip what they know to 
someone else.....per example Hagrid snogging drunk...well ya know 
harry, hes gona knock off old Voldepoop..you wait and see..its a 
prophecy you see..

But anyway, it just seems to me if this is something Voldemort wants 
so bad, why would Dumbledore be sharing it with every member of the 
order?

If I were Snape, I would not want to know the prophecy, for my own 
saftey. Because if Voldemort can read minds so well, seems to me it 
would be more dangerous for Snape to know it. Well that is if he is 
even meeting with Voldemort, we still really don't know exactly what 
he's doing for the order.

Also if we consider that Snape is not really on the good side, and 
is still working for Voldemort as a double spy, then if he knows the 
prophecy, wouldn't he have already shared it with Voldemort and 
hince why would Voldemort need it so bad? It would seem if he were 
working for Volde he would not withhold that vaulable info.

meh, anway. I hope noone has brought up these theories and I'm 
repeating what's already been said. But anyways, there are my 
ideas. :-)

Karen