no one the prophecy fell down and shattered,
but dumbledore already knew what it said because he was the one who wrote it!
"The big deal" is that it's what prompted Voldemort to go after Harry in the first place. The prophecy speaks of an enemy with powers to match the Dark Lord's -- that's Harry. Voldemort attacked Harry because of the prophecy, because he believed that the person of whom the prophecy spoke was his one and only threat. No prophecy=no Harry Potter books. ;)
It was Lucius Malfoy who first addressed Harry right as he managed to acquire the prophecy.
In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix a prophecy about Harry and Voldemort is discovered. In short the prophecy states that the one born (being interpreted as Harry) will be marked as Voldermorts equal and have power to defeat him. Because, in other words neither if them can "survive" while the other is still alive.
Answer: because he has more power than him Answer: It is all about the prophecy. Voldemort is worried, precisely because of the prophecy, about the possibility that Harry Potter may eventually defeat him.
Severus Snape.
In the prophecy it says"neither can live while the other survives". So Harry and Voldemort have to die, so one of them can survive.
Row 97, if you were asking about "The Prophecy" in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. SOURCE: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling, Chapter 34: The Department of Mysteries
The Harry Potter prophecy can be found on pg. 841 of Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix and basically says that a child will be born at the end of July to parents who defeated lord voldemort 3 times, voldemort will mark that child as his equal, but the child will have a power that voldemort doesn't, and "And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives."- Professor Trelawney. the prophecy can apply to either Harry or Neville Longbottom but as Voldemort chose Harry by trying to kill him it means Harry.
This is revealed in a later book. Voldemort heard about a certain prophecy, according to which a child, born in July, might cause his downfall. This may have referred to Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom; for some reason, Voldemort decided it referred to Harry Potter - and the very fact that he tried to kill him caused the prophecy to refer to Harry Potter.This is revealed in a later book. Voldemort heard about a certain prophecy, according to which a child, born in July, might cause his downfall. This may have referred to Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom; for some reason, Voldemort decided it referred to Harry Potter - and the very fact that he tried to kill him caused the prophecy to refer to Harry Potter.This is revealed in a later book. Voldemort heard about a certain prophecy, according to which a child, born in July, might cause his downfall. This may have referred to Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom; for some reason, Voldemort decided it referred to Harry Potter - and the very fact that he tried to kill him caused the prophecy to refer to Harry Potter.This is revealed in a later book. Voldemort heard about a certain prophecy, according to which a child, born in July, might cause his downfall. This may have referred to Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom; for some reason, Voldemort decided it referred to Harry Potter - and the very fact that he tried to kill him caused the prophecy to refer to Harry Potter.
In "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the square stone in the stone circle is part of the prophecy that Harry and his friends seek to retrieve from the Department of Mysteries. When activated, it reveals the prophecy related to Harry and Voldemort, which can only be understood by the person it pertains to. The stone itself serves as a crucial element in the narrative, highlighting the importance of the prophecy in the wider battle against Voldemort.
Row 97 in the Department of Mysteries
Actually his main target was Harry Potter. The reason he wanted to kill him was because of a prophecy.