Trelawney's First Interview

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No: HPFGUIDX 169122

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "karlii26" <karlii26 at ...> wrote:


"karlii26":

> No where does Dumbledore state that Severus heard the first part of 
> the prophecy at the Hog's Head, at the time it was made. 


"K":

Actually he does.


"That might, indeed, have been the more practical course," said
Dumbledore, "except that Voldemort's information about the prophecy
was incomplete. The Hog's Head Inn, which Sibyll chose for its
cheapness, has long attracted, shall we say, a more interesting
clientele than the Three Broomsticks. As you and your friends found
out to your cost, and I to mine that night, it is a place where it is
never safe to assume you are not being overheard. Of course, I had not
dreamed, when I set out to meet Sibyll Trelawney, that I would hear
anything worth overhearing. My -- our -- one stroke of good fortune
was that the eavesdropper was detected only a short way into the
prophecy and thrown from the building."
Oop Ch 37 p.843 US
 

"karlii26":

> The whole 'pushing and thrusting' scuffle sounds staged to me.  
> Trelawney's take on the mannerisms of herself and Sev, sounds 
> reversed to me.  She seems pushy, Snape seems reserved.  

"K":

Dear Trelawney. I thought her description of herself was quite funny.
 :-) I don't find this part odd, though. I imagine there was some
pushing and scuffling going on at first between Snape and Aberforth.
I'm not sure why this would be questioned.


"karlii26":

 
> It strikes me also, given the way Dumbledore has with words, that it 
> isn't a lie to say Snape was in LV's employ at the time.  
> Technically, he still IS in his employ.  It does not state that 
> Snape was "loyal" to Voldemort, merely that he was in his employ.


"K":

Dumbledore also states Voldemort was Snape's master. IMO, I think it's
clear Snape was still working for Voldemort. 

Consequently, he could not warn his master that to attack you would be
to risk tranferring power to you -- again marking you as his equal. 
OoP p.843

Naturally, he hastend to tell his master what he had heard, for it
concerned his master most deeply. 
HBP p.549


"karlii26":

 
> If Dumbledore sent Snape off with a bit of prophecy, to try to gain 
> some advantage in the war, well, maybe we'll find that out in a few 
> days, when bk7, comes out.  

"K":

Why would Dumbledore want Voldemort to know about the prophecy? If
Voldemort never hears of it and no action is taken, the prophecy is
worthless, isn't it? And why would Dumbledore, who knew the whole
prophecy, put the lives of innocent people on the line and yet try to
hide them? 


"karlii26":

> As that time approaches, I think this is a topic worth revisiting...


"K":

I'd personally love to hear from Snape concerning the prophecy.