Cassandra Trelawney's Prophecy

This prophecy was made in 1780 by Lady Cassandra Trelawney to Lord Natheniel Potter. It was revealed in it's entirety during Chapter 125.

## The Prophecy

*This is how our world will end

In a cold yet all-consuming flame.*

*In the Last Days, a Dark Lord, the Darkest Lord,

Will reveal himself as both Savior and Betrayer

By proclaiming his forbidden lineage to all.*

*He will break the Chains of Unity that bond us and bind us.

He will defy all conventions of sanity and compassion.

He will shatter the foundations of our covenant.*

*And in so doing, the Dark Lord will become a Dark God,

And all shall tremble at his Apotheosis.

He will stretch forth his hand.

And every wand will snap,

Every incantation will be silenced,

Until we shall all be as the lowliest squib.*

*Yet helplessness is not our worst Fate.

For when the Cold Flame has consumed the World,

The Last Enemy to be conquered shall be **Death**.

And the Victor of that final struggle shall claim

Dominion over all that is,

Whether for Oblivion… or Damnation.*

*For should the Dark God win that final battle,

Then our world will be reborn in his image.

A world of hate, of fear, of despair.

A world of suffering without end.*

*And we shall be reborn into this Nightmare World

Again and again and again.

Trapped forever throughout all our lives

In the Dark God's **HELL**!*

*And you shall know by these portents

That the time of the Dark God approaches

And the Destruction of our World

Is close at hand:*

*When the Two who should be as One

Are set against each other in reckless hate.

And the Last Potter rises as the Prince of Slytherin!*

## History

### Creation

The Prophecy was given by Lady Cassandra Trelawney to Lord Natheniel Potter in the 1780, during a hookup between the two at an international party at Potter Manor. After this, the prophecy record was held by the House of Potter as a family trust. As a result of this, every Potter was taught to hate Slytherin House in order to prevent any Potter from being sorted into the house.

The prophecy was also overheard by Armand Zabini, then Heir to House Zabini, who was hiding in the room with his own hookup. Upon realising the weight of what he heard, he obliviated his partner to ensure the utmost secrecy. He then past down knowledge of the prophecy to his own descendants (as it's clear both Blaise and his mother have some knowledge about the prophecy).

### Book 1 - Prince of Slytherin

Upon receiving a letter from his son Jim about Harry's sorting into Slytherin, James proceeded to sent a Howler to Harry in order to tell that any slip up from him would see him pulled from Hogwarts, his wand snapped, disinherited and placed back with the Dursleys. Unfortunely, James had gotten drunk when he wrote the Howler, a fact that was not lost on Harry. In response, Harry filed an injunction against James and Lily in order to prevent them from interfering with his schooling or inheritance.

From this point onwards, James asked his lawyer, Peter Pettigrew, to find a way to disinherit Harry legally. However, Peter regrettable informed James that unless Harry violated the Inheritance Act of 1588, there was nothing he could do. As such, Peter's only recourse was to suggest to James to try and make up with Harry in order to get him to leave the family voluntarily later. If that failed, Peter suggested he could look into "alternative approaches" which he wouldn't reveal in order to keep James' hands clean. On June 21 1992 at 3am, James was unable to sleep and decided to listen to the prophecy through the prophecy record, which he now considered an insult to his abilities as Lord Potter, a wizard and a parent.

### Book 2 - The Secret Enemy

During the next year, Peter Pettigrew, in collusion with Narcissa Malfoy, made several attempts on the life of Harry Potter. One of these reasons was in accordance with James' wish to remove the boy. Such attempts included sending a horde of doxy after Harry, unleashing a killer toy train against him at Jim Potter's birthday fundraiser and enchanting a Bludger during a Quidditch match to grow spikes and track Harry.

Later during the year, Peter Pettigrew met with Harry in order to persuade him to give up his heirship to his brother, Jim, in exchange for a lump sum payment, any property House Potter owned and a guarantee James wouldn't interfere with Harry's schooling or martial choices. However, Harry responded that should he give up the title and Jim should die (which is a possibility considering his position as the Boy-Who-Lived), what would happen to House Potter? Harry also told Peter that he knew Peter had dirt on Rita Skeeter and pushed her to ensure any news about House Potter came off with them in the right. Peter left the room with the offer open but Harry said he would consider "the spirit in which it was offered."

### Book 3 - The Death-Eater Menace

Harry Black learns about the prophecy from James Potter. He is forced to swear an oath to never reveal it, but is able to circumvent it by going back in time and changing the timeline.

## Potter Oath

When the Potters received the prophecy, they wanted to ensure that the number of people who knew it stayed limited, so they made everyone they told swear the Potter Oath beforehand. So far, the oath has successfully kept the circle of people who know about the prophecy small. There were only two leaks in over 200 years; Armand Zabini (who overheard the original prophecy) and Harry Potter (who was able to use the Time-Turner to go back in time to before he made the Oath).

### Under the Oath

The following is a list of people who are under the Potter Oath, are aware of the prophecy and who told them.

* James Potter (Told by Charlus Potter)
* Lily Potter (Told by James Potter)
* Albus Dumbledore (Told by James Potter)
* Harry Potter (Told by James Potter in previous timeline)

### Not Under the Oath

The following is a list of people who are **not** under the Potter Oath, are aware of the prophecy, who told them and how they subverted the Oath.

* Hermione Granger (Told by Harry Potter, due to Time-Turner)
	+ Only has partial knowledge of the prophecy.
* Theo No-Name (Told by Harry Potter, due to Time-Turner)
* Regulus Black (Told by Harry Potter, due to Time-Turner)
* The Hydra Throne (Told by Harry Potter, due to Time-Turner)
* Blaise Zabini (descendant of Armand Zabini)
* Serena Zabini (descendant of Armand Zabini)