Of Souls and Death - Dumbledore's Intent

[William Bernard]

No: HPFGUIDX 148979

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  Miles:
  Just to put another question into the discussion: Why don't we dive into the
  pensieve to listen to the prophecy? Why don't we hear any sounds apart from
  Trelawny's voice in the memory version Dumbledore presents to Harry (and to
  us)?

  Bill Here:
  I am sure that JKR didn't do that because it would have given away too much. Harry would have seen Snape outside the door then, rather than finding out, nearly a year later, that he was the one how overheard the prophecy.
  Also, it would likely resolve the question of whether or not Snape heard the whole prophecy or not. This could have a bearing on Snape's true motivations. He was still a presumably loyal DE when he heard the prophecy. As far as we know, he only told LV the first part. If he only knew the first part, this is consistent with simply telling the boss all you knew. If he knew it all, but only told part, the question is why?. Did he want to leave LV's orginization and hoped LV would be destroyed by whoever the prophecy was fortelling?

  Bill