More to the Prophecy

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 167419

---  "arminor75" <april.minor at ...> wrote:
>
> ...
> 
> There has been a lot of discussion over the discrepancy
> between DD and Trelawney's recitation of what happened
> the night she gave the propecy. DD says Snape only 
> heard the first part of the prophecy, but Trelawney 
> gave the entire thing in the pensieve memory without
> interruption, and she claims Snape rudely interrupted 
> them, so did Snape hear the whole propecy ..., did 
> Snape only hear the first part but didn't interrupt 
> until Trelawney finished the entire thing, or is this 
> a discrepancy we just have to look past?
> 
> ...

bboyminn:

Yes, this has been touched on, though the resulting 
thoughts remain polarized.

The first flaw in your logic is that you assume all
parties are giving full and completely factual accounts
of what happened. They are not. They are giving short,
broad, and general summaries of events, each emphasizing
what they personally feel is important.

Remember that while Trelawney is in a trance, she is 
unaware of what is going on around her. So, if she 
remembers Snape interrupting, that means the prophecy
was /not/ interrupted. If she was aware of her 
surroundings then she was full and completely finished
with the Prophecy.

Next remember that Snape himself was interrupted. He was
interrupted by Aberforth while listening at the keyhole.
That interruption is what prevented him from hearing the
whole prophecy. By the time Aberforth and Snape finished
discussing what the heck Snape was doing listening at 
the door. The Prophecy was over, and Aberforth brought
Snape into the room to see what Dumbledore wanted to do
with him. 

Those aren't inconsistent stories. Those are the same
story told by different people with different 
perspectives with each different storyteller emphasizing
different aspects of the story.

So, Snape was interrupted by Aberforth. That prevented
him from hearing the full Prophecy. When the Prophecy
was finished, Aberforth brought Snape into Dumbledore,
which is the interruption that Trelawney is referring
to. 

Both accounts are correct, they are just focusing on
different aspects of the same event.

Or so says I.

Steve/bboyminn