Eavesdropper in Hog's Head/someone in the Weasley-shed?

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 139768

Finwitch
>> In addition, I find it curious that 
Dumbledore tells Harry that 'only ones who know full contents of the 
Prophecy are in this shed', not that it's just the two of them.

>>You know, 'only ones who know are in this shed' does sound to me as 
careful choosing of words that are true, but not necessarily meaning 
what you think they mean - Dumbledore does take Harry to that shed to 
have the discussion

CathyD:
The exact quote is: "There are only two people in the whole world who know the full content of the prophecy made about you and Lord Voldemort, and they are both standing in this smelly, spidery broom shed."

Standing around outside was not a smart thing to do at that time.  There could be eavesdroppers in invisibility cloaks or otherwise invisible.  Going into that broom shed, where there was barely room for the two of them, their conversation would be private.  Besides, the full prophecy was never spoken in the shed so still no one else would know.  Not even Ron and Hermione have been given the full prophecy.  At this point in the war, anyone who knows the full prophecy would be at greater risk than even Molly's famous clock could tell.



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