Prophecy, Shmophecy, what's the big deal? (Was: Re: [HPforGrownups] Snape Reduced LONG(was: Re: Villain!Dumbledore...)

[Lee Kaiwen]

No: HPFGUIDX 178105

Lee Kaiwen
> Since the prophecy was about BOTH, LV certainly was able to retrieve it.

Bart
> It's kind of hard to make the world, and notably the Ministry, believe 
> that you are dead when you walk into the Ministry and steal an item.

Lee Kaiwen:

A) Who says anyone would have to know? As has been pointed out before, 
there must be any number of ways Voldy could have snuck in without being 
noticed.

B) The MoM was already hell-bent-for-leather to deny LV's return. 
Barring something absolutely spectacular -- say, a pyrotechnic showdown 
between LV and Dumbledore in the MoM foyer? -- it's hard to see how a 
missing prophecy would force the MoM to quit trying to sweep the 
evidence under a rug.

Which brings up another question:

What WAS the big deal about LV hearing the prophecy? They didn't want 
him to find out Harry was dangerous? He already knew that. They were 
afraid LV would try to kill Harry? Again, he was already doing that. 
Maybe it was the bit about "neither can live while the other survives"?

I just don't see anything in the prophecy that could have helped LV that 
he didn't already know.

--CJ