Why Voldemort Didn't Retrieve the Prophecy Himself (WAS: OOP: Disappointing)

[Kimberly]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Phyllis" 
<erisedstraeh2002 at y...> wrote:

> On my second read-through, I now understand this. Before Voldemort 
> was aware that he and Harry were sharing thoughts, Voldemort was 
> operating under Avery's inaccurate information that he could send a 
> DE or someone under the Imperius Curse into the prophecy room to 
> steal the prophecy. In Harry's vision, he sees Rookwood informing 
> Voldemort that if anyone other than the person to whom the prophecy 
> relates attempts to take the prophecy from the shelf, he/she will 
go 
> mad and will be unable to retrieve the prophecy. So Voldemort then 
> has to change course, but at this point he's already aware that 
Harry 
> can see into his mind, so it's now far too dangerous for Voldemort 
to 
> attempt to retrieve the prophecy himself. In addition, he now knows 
> that he doesn't have to retrieve it himself - he can lure Harry 
into 
> retrieving it for him. So this really does hang together, and I 
> retract my original criticism!

OK, but now I'm wondering... when they accidentally (and then 
intentionally) knocked the other prophecies off the shelves, they 
broke, and were... released, I guess is the word.  Had V or his 
minions simply caused the prophecy to fall and break, it seems they 
would have been able to hear the whole thing.  Or am I remembering 
the scene incorrectly?  Please somebody tell me I'm wrong.  I'd hate 
to have to send Voldy to remedial baddie school.

Kimberly