2007-07-05 16:52:15 · 13 answers · asked by tig 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Voltemort heard the prophecy that is mentioned in the 5th book. Sybil Trewlany tells Dumledore this-
`The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches… born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies … and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not … and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives … the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies …
Snape, who was working for voltemort, heard only the beginning part about someone who might conquer him. He told his master and Voltemort decided to kill him as a baby. He never heard the last part, the part that said that he would be vanquished.
2007-07-05 17:19:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there was a Prophecy that Prof. Trelawney told Dumbledore when Harry was a baby. Snape heard the part that said there was a baby born at a certain time to parents who had defied Voldemort 3 times. so Snape told Voldemort this and that is why he wanted to kill Harry
2007-07-05 17:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by VoteMo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of Voldemort's cronies (Snape) overheard a prophesy (one of the few legitimate ones by Trelawney) that someone who had a late July birthday and had parents who had defied Voldemort three times would someday destroy him. He told Voldemort, and Voldemort set out to finish the prophesied kid off while he was still an infant (and an easy take-down, or so he'd thought). Voldemort figured that the kid was Harry (the other candidate was Neville Longbottom), and so he tried to kill him, but instead, he accidentally transferred some of his abilities to him that would make it easier for Harry to take him down. It's one of those self-fulfilling prophesies, in a way.
2007-07-05 17:19:12 · answer #3 · answered by quepie 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Because Snape overheard a prophecy Trelawney gave in Dumbldore's pressence and rushed to tell Voldemort. However, Snape did not hear the full prophecy and, according to Dumbledore, came to regret telling Voldemort the prophecy. Voldemort thought he was carrying out the prophecy based on what Snape had heard.
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies ... And the Dark Lord will mark him as equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not ... And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives."
2007-07-05 17:10:26 · answer #4 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
there was prophecy made about a baby whose parents had thrice defied voldemort. it also said neither can live while the other survives. it could have been about harry or Neville, but voldemort decided to choose harry.
read the 5th book.
yeah im a hp geek, but i love it.
2007-07-05 17:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by ksenske 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Voldemort thought Harry as a threat of breaking his record of catching the snitch the fastest. (59.4 sec)
2007-07-05 18:34:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
because it was prophecied that harry would kill voldemort if he didnt kill harry first.
2007-07-05 16:55:44 · answer #7 · answered by michael n 6 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Because James and Lily were such powerful wizards that Voldie knew Harry would be more powerful than his parents. And the prophesy that Harry would kill him, ect.
2007-07-05 17:01:00 · answer #8 · answered by Jenn 2 · 1⤊ 9⤋
He just wanted to get rid of all the Potters in case any of them came back to haunt him later....(suprise!)...
2007-07-05 17:11:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
Why not, he probabley knew he would be well anoying in later life.
Not that I'm saying the books are anoying just Harry himself.
2007-07-05 17:02:09 · answer #10 · answered by sw_1304 3 · 1⤊ 9⤋