Prophecies Always Come True?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 131375

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jlv230" <jlv230 at y...> wrote:

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> JLV:
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> I believe Voldemort wants to hear the full prophecy because it will 
> tell him his fate. He knows, as Harry does, that one of them will 
> kill the other. The very fact that he knows that this has been 
> predicted means that Voldemort is going to try to kill Harry at 
> every opportunity, because he knows that if he doesn't kill Harry, 
> he'll be killed /by/ Harry. The prophecy is therefore self-
> fulfilling to a large extent, ...edited...
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> Anyway, JMO,
> JLV xx

bboyminn:

Excellent thoughts, and for the most part I agree with your
assessment. I especially like you very realistic view of Time Travel
one that is very close to my own.

As far as Voldemort and the Prophecy, again I don't dispute anything
you said, but I do want to expand one point a little more.

Yes, Voldemort was interested in the Prophecy just to know the nature
of his fate. But I think the book implies that he wanted more than
that, I think it implies that he was looking for a loophole. 

I also want to re-enforce, that since Voldemort doesn't know the
Prophecy, he doesn't know if the information contained in it will or
will not help him gain some advantage over Harry. WE know it will not
because we have heard it, but to Voldie it is a great and powerful
unknown with the POTENTIAL to be very enlightening.

For example, there could be something in the Prophecy that goes like
this -

"..And the Dark Lord shall have power of darkness, and /he/* shall
have power of light. When the moon rises full /he/ shall have power,
and but in the darkest of night, the Dark Lord will shine..."

or some other such similar nonsense. (*/He/ of course being Harry)

Of course, it doesn't say that BUT the Dark Lord doesn't know. IF this
were true, then Voldie would have his loophole. He would know that he
was most powerful at the new moon, and that Harry was most powerful at
the full moon. That could be the WEAPON he was looking for; the loophole.

Again, without knowing the Prophecy, Voldie doesn't know if it will or
will not help him, and until he knows it in full, he doesn't know the
extent or context of the Prophecy's influence on the situation. Until
he knows the Prophecy, he is only dealing with a fraction of the
knowledge that his enemies have available.

So, yes, Voldie is seeking to fully understand the nature of his fate,
but he is also looking and hoping for a loophole.

Just a thought.

Steve/bboyminn