very basic confusion

[potterfan220]

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Steve <bboyminn@> wrote:
> ..(SNIP SNIP SNIP)..Snape told Voldemort about the Prophecy,
> though, according to the books, Snape only heard the first
> part of the Prophecy. <snip>
>
> Regardless of what the /correct/ interpretation of the
> Prophecy was, Voldemort gathered the information and made
> his choices, and those choices /created/ a correct
> interpretation of the Prophecy. In a sense, Voldemort's own
> actions made it a self-fulfilling Prophecy... >>>


potterfan220:
Voldemort did choose to make it a self-fulfilling Prophecy. He
chose to believe that a boy was to be born that could defeat
him. He chose to act on Snape's recollection of half a prophecy.
He chose to believe that his secrets would stay hidden. He gave
Harry everything he needed to defeat him. Harry chose to use the
information he was given and was willing to die because of it.
Voldemort brought about his own death by not thinking there were
people out there that would be able to defeat him.