JKR's FAQ Poll- Ambiguity in the Prophecy

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 129424

--- > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" 
<gelite67 at y...> wrote:
> > 
> > ... JKR ... admitted the prophecy remains ambiguous to her fans 
and 
> > to her characters.
> > 
> > Her characters, hmmm.  ...edited...
> > 
> > But what about DD?  Is the prophesy still ambiguous to him, or 
does 
> > he think he has it all figured out?  Could this be Jo's way of 
> > hinting that DD may be wrong in his interpretation, still yet?
> > 
> > Angie
> 
> 
> Steve replied :
> 
> I think a lot of people know ABOUT the Prophecy. A few others know 
the
> Prophecy itself, but only in summary form. A very very few others
> including Dumbledore, of course, know the Prophecy in detail.
> 
> For example, I think members of the Order and assorted relevant
> members of the government know ABOUT the Prophecy and some of them, 
to
> varying degrees, know what the Prophecy says. I think there is
> probably a small group of peope who have had the Prophecy fully
> explained to them, and  I think an even smaller number who know it 
in
> it's entirety. 
> 
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Angie again:

I'm sure there must be others, as you say, who know about the 
prophecy.  But did JKR mean that the prophecy is ambiguous to anyone 
who is not aware of it in its entirety? To the contrary, I think you 
can fully appreciate the ambiguity only if you read it/hear it in its 
entirety.  I

I accidentally snipped the part where you suggest that Harry will 
share the prophesy with Hermione and Ron, but that was interesting.  
Does Harry have the prophecy completely memorized so that he can 
share it in its entirety?  He only heard it once, didn't he?  Will he 
only be able to share the gist of it with them? It will be very 
interesting to see what Hermione thinks the prophesy means if Harry 
chooses to tell her.  That boy has got to stop worrying about what 
people will think of him and open up -- or he'll explode!


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