Prophecy misinterpretation?

[Kate]

No: HPFGUIDX 134712

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ciji" <cijimcb at y...> wrote:
> What I want to know is... how could Snape have heard the beginning of
> the prophecy and not the end? Let's review: he was listening at the
> door, got caught, then presented to Dumbledore as a snooper. If he 
got
> caught mid-way thru Trelawney's spiel, how did he miss the second
> half?   If there was an interruption (as Trelawney put it) in the
> interview, did Trelawney continue to give the prophecy after Snape
> left?  Of course not, because she saw Snape was there.  So then
> wouldn't Snape hear the whole thing if he was listening and caught
> right by the door then immediately brought into the room?   It seems
> as if it he should have heard the latter half, then get caught.
> 
> -ceej

Hello!  I didn't snip your post as it was semi-short and I couldn't 
find a part that was less important than another.  

I had this thought as well but then I reasoned that if you are 
listening at a key hole, then you would have to be very quiet and 
concentrate on what is being said to even hear what is going on in the 
other room.  I think that Snape witnessed the beginning of the 
prophecy at the door and then in the middle, Aberforth came along and 
caught him.  Snape would have had to stand up and turn his attentions 
to Aberforth.  While his confrontation with Aberforth is going on, 
Trelawny is finishing the prophecy and then coming back out of her 
trance-like state, just in time to see Snape being brought in to DD.  
Does this make sense to you?

-Katie