The Night Voldemort Fell: Full Breakdown of the Prophecy

The prophecy. The betrayal. The fall of the Dark Lord.

In the Hog’s Head, Trelawney spoke… and fate was sealed.

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Outside, a spy listened—then ran to his master.

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The Dark Lord chooses a baby born at July’s end…

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Lily and James hide, trusting the wrong friend…

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Peter Pettigrew breaks the secret. The Dark Lord knows.

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Halloween night, 1981—footsteps in Godric’s Hollow.

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“Lily, take Harry and go!”—James’s final words.

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“Not Harry, please!”—the ultimate sacrifice.

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Avada Kedavra strikes… but it’s Voldemort who falls.

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Hagrid carries the boy who lived from the wreckage.

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Neither can live while the other survives…

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