Dumbledore Does Lie (Re: What turned Snape)

[Tonks]

No: HPFGUIDX 158976

> Mike wrote:
> 
> > And there is no way that Dumbledore could state positively that 
> > Snape didn't hear the whole prophesy. But, Dumbledore told us 
that he only heard the first part. He could have told Harry that 
Snape only heard the last part, the last sentence is essentially a 
repeat of the first sentence (it wouldn't include the "thrice 
defied" part, though). 
 
> Abergoat writes:
> 
> This is the only part I take issue with. We saw a spell used in 
OotP that seals a room from Harry and the Weasley children listening 
in on an Order meeting. It is conceivable that Dumbledore, after the 
seventh month bit, realizes that the prophecy cannot refer to Snape 
and thus Snape is now an eavesdropper, not an involved party. Hence 
Dumbledore seals the room after the completion of this phrase.
> 
> If true, Dumbledore can say with absolute certainty in HBP's spider
> filled broomshed that he and Harry are the only two people that 
know the full contents of the prophecy.
> 

Tonks:
There are different possibilities here:

This could just be a mistake on the part of the author.  Remember 
that JKR said there was a small detail that she wished that she had 
done differently and that it caused some problems later.  I think 
she was talking about something else, but it could have been this.

Or as you say, maybe DD used a spell to seal the room.

Lets say that it took DD a few seconds to realize what was happening 
to Sybil and how important it was.  He would have realized that he 
was not in the most secure location and sealed the room and maybe 
did a muffeotus spell so anyone outside would not hear.  In that way 
it would be possible for someone to hear the first part, but not the 
rest and still be just outside the room.

Tonks_op