Re: Why in The Order of the Phoenix...

On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:47:21 +1100, Welsh Dog <welshdog@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

>On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:55:23 -0700, Harry James Potter
><HJPotter@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>could not the Death Eaters simply broken the prophesy
>>glass sphere and listened to the prophesy?  Harry and
>>friends broken many and heard those, mostly one over another,
>>but clearly there was precedence that breaking a sphere
>>not associated with oneself could be done and then hear
>>what the prophesy was about.
>
>Good point really! Why didn't Voldemort or whoever just knock the
>glass off the shelf with a pole of something?? 
>
>Maybe because Voldemort wanted to listen to it himself and not let the
>others know what it said in case it undermined his power over them!
>
>After all... if the prophecy said outright Harry would kill Voldemort
>then they'd know he was a lost cause regardless how much he
>protested!! :)
>
>Welshdog

And if it said how to kill, anybody could try it.  While he looks down
on kids, he knows there are powerful wizards out there.  And teamwork
can work wonders against a Dark Lord.