Greetings. I floated by and read your review, which I really like and agree with. The ending did feel like a let down, and the prophecy, quite frankly, seems a little absurd. However, I had a random thought; the prophecy, as we see it reported, is via Dumbledore's pensieve. However, when Harry finishes seeing it, the memory doesn't abruptly stop, Trelawney just floats around and swirls back down into the pensieve. Considering how manipulative Dumbledore can be, and how selectively he gives out information, I wouldn't be surprised if there was something else Trelawney reported. Also, Dumbledore skips over explaining how Voldemort could suddenly touch Harry at the end of Goblet of Fire and his 'look of triumph' -- more with-held information. Of course, I could be over-extrapolating, and I'm going to stop blathering in your journal now....
thought regarding prophecy