Dumbledore’s alarms go off: the prophecy has been moved. At the Ministry, he finds smashed spheres and a panicked Mundungus Fletcher, and summons the Order to Grimmauld Place in fury. Down in the Hogwarts dungeons, Harry and Severus quietly shatter the orb themselves and hear the full prophecy at last – including the devastating line that either Harry or Voldemort must die at the hand of the other. Harry breaks under the weight of it; Severus hauls him back, refuses to let him take the world on his shoulders alone, and vows to train him to win. While the Order panics over the “missing” prophecy and Dumbledore doubles down on half-truths, Harry retreats to Salazar’s library, finds Sezar and Slytherin journals, and reconnects with Neville and Luna over Christmas gifts and plans to practice hexes after lunch. Guardianship, prophecy, and war strategy all tighten in this chapter.