Voldy, Macbeth and the ambiguity of prophecy (spoilers)

[a_svirn]

No: HPFGUIDX 129180


> Inkling:
><snip>:
> 
> One more thought concerning Macbeth.  The witches, at the urging 
of 
> Hecate, "close contriver of all harms," deliberately use their 
> prophecies to set up Macbeth for a fall.  In the case of Sybill 
> Trelawny there doesn't seem to be any bad intent behind the 
> prophecy.   However, in both of her authentic prophecies, Sybill 
> refers to Voldy as the Dark Lord.  As Harry observed to 
Snape, "I've 
> only ever heard Death Eaters call him that."  I wonder if there is 
a 
> clue in that choice of words as to the source of the prophecy?  
Just 
> speculating.
> 

a_svirn

No, I don't think Trelawney has anything to do with DE. She is 
always in the state of trance when she's making her prophesies. One 
can't really choose one's words when in trance. I think, "Dark Lord" 
in this instant is Voldy's professional occupation so to speak. 
Besides, if she is a covert DE why would she try to set LV for a 
fall?

But this raises interesting topic, if not Trelawney, then who? I 
think that's DD who – after LV finally made his choice and marked 
Harry –uses the prophecy to manipulate him in the "right" direction. 
Then the whole plotline of OotP is a deliberate set-up for LV. 
Because there was no real need to waste so much energy and human 
resources in order to guard the Prophesy. For one thing if DD really 
wanted it safe he could simply refrain from recording it in the 
first place. Or he could arrange it to be smashed as soon as LV had 
risen again. If it comes to that he could let LV have at it – what 
difference would it make? Harry is already marked and either way LV 
is bent on killing him. I think DD wanted LV to come into the open 
and tried to lure him to the Ministry. Granted, this way Hurry was 
placed at risk, but DD probably felt that although Harry's mind 
vulnerable to LV he is still well protected and anyway Occlumency 
should do the trick. Calculated risk as it were. 

And now that the record of the Prophesy was destroyed, just imagine 
how many possibilities DD have in "drawing on to LV's confusion"?!  

a_svirn