Question about the prophecy and a thought about Ginny

[sneeboy2]

No: HPFGUIDX 171001

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mjanetd" <mjanetd at ...> wrote:
>
> I'm a little confused about what Snape heard of the prophecy.
> Professor Trelawny remembers seeing Snape but she doesn't remember
> giving the prophecy.  I assume this means she had to see him after she
> came out of her trance.  So how could Snape only hear the first half of
> the prophecy if he's there at the end?  Did Trelawny give the prophecy
> in 2 parts with Snape's interruption in the middle? Or did the barkeep
> distract Snape so that he only heard part of it?

This is a confusing detail. I believe that JKR overlooked it, because
she needed Trelawney to tell Harry about Snape's presence. It could be
explained away by saying that Snape was nabbed halfway through the
prophecy and, in the ensuing scuffle, didn't hear the end of it. I'm
usually not one for explaining things away, but the other alternative
is that Dumbledore lied to Harry, and that seems to violate their
relationship. He conceals many things from Harry, but he doesn't
outright lie.

Sneeboy2