The two versions of the Prophecy

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 143194


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> 
> bboyminn:
> 
> Someone already gave the prefect answer to this question. I don't
> think we have two different version of the story, we have the same
> story from two different prespectives. 
> 
> As Ceridwen points out in post# 143174, Aberforth encounters Snape
> outside the door listening. As soon as Aberforth arrives, Snape 
stops
> listening. Aberforth asks him what he's doing, Snape makes lame
> excuses, the discussion heats up, and all the while, Trelawny is 
still
> inside giving the Prophecy. When Snape's lame excuses prove
> ineffective and Snape tries to make a break for it, they struggle 
and
> Aberforth collars him and takes him in to see Dumbledore. By this
> time, the Prophecy is over, it's really not that long, and Trelawny 
is
> coming around.
> 
> That seems a prefectly reasonable and consistent timeline to me.
> Naturally, Aberforth would make /some/ inquiries before bursting in 
on
> Dumbledore, and that would take time. And the Prophecy only takes
> about 30 seconds to read out loud, so we are not talking about a 
huge
> block of time here.
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Steve/bboyminn

The alternative is that DD sensed that someone was listening at the 
door, and placed some sort of imperturbable charm upon it (rather 
like Molly Weasley at Grimmauld Place). There would have been a 
general atmosphere of distrust at the time, due to Voldemort's rise 
to power. Add that to the omnipotent nature of DD, and you will 
probably find that he knew perfectly well that Snape the Death Eater 
was lurking around. Perhaps he then summoned Aberforth by some means 
to come and check this out. By the time Aberforth has found Snape, 
Trelawney has finished the prophecy.

Brothergib