[HPforGrownups] Who's on the LV hit list?

[Patrick Jarrett]

No: HPFGUIDX 123169

Molley: 
> Hi !  I'm new to the list and like someone else who's name escapes me at the
> moment, I was a little frustrated in OoP by LV pouring the whole of his
> energy into the pursuit of a prophesy.  True,  impartial knowledge of this
> prophesy resulted in his downfall at the beginning of the series but it's
> not clear in the canon that HE understands that - we as readers have the
> advantage here.

Patrick sayeth:
I love chess. I've never played Wizard's chess but I'd love to. Chess
is an interesting game because it is a battle where nothing is hidden
except motives. You see all the pieces and watch them move, and yet
people still manage to slip the noose around your neck and yank it.

But if you were to say, hide half the board and you have to play
normally while your opponent can see the full board. Pieces would
appear and disappear and cause all sorts of confusion, something you
couldn't handle and adapt to. You need to know where your opponents
pieces are, it becomes imperative to your survival.

The point is, knowledge is power. The more you know the more dangerous
or powerful you can be. If you were to hear there is a prophecy which
involves you, and it could possibly affect the outcome of your 'war' -
you would want to know to. He may not know it caused his downfall the
first time, but he knows he needs to know what it said. Especially
with all the protection the Order put around it. Some say the best
security is none at all, act as if its worthless and it is perceived
as worthless but that wouldn't have worked here and so V knew he
needed to read it / hear it / experience it.

-- Patrick