Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. The Harry Potter ‘prophecy’ is a major driving force of the Harry Potter story- foretold by Seer Sybil Trelawney, the fabled prophecy foresaw the birth of the person who would have the power to defeat Lord Voldemort. And to begin to unpack today’s topic further, we need to take a look at the prophecy a little closer. 

In 1980 Sybil Trelawney, the now Hogwarts divination professor, was interviewing for her posting at Hogwarts. During her interview, a disappointed and unimpressed Dumbledore began to lose interest, when suddenly Sybill entered a trance. In her trance, Sybill spoke of a boy, that would be born at the end of July, that possessed the power to defeat the dark lord himself. 

Had no one heard Sybil’s prophecy, then there likely wouldn’t have been any need to go in to hiding. But unfortunately for the Potters, Snape (who was then a Death Eater) was eavesdropping at the door, and it didn’t take long for him to relay this new information to Voldemort. From Snape’s perspective, this was his first mistake, but it was also perhaps the catalyst for unforgivable, opportunistic actions on Snape’s part that will (potentially) forever change the way you look at his character.
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