We have the vision of Rookwood telling Tom about the restriction. Tom says Avery told him Bode should be able to remove 'it', Rookwood insists that is not the case and that Bode too had been aware of the situation, and this was why he fought Malfoy's Imperius Curse. Rookwood's words are 'Bode could never have taken it, Master.'
So unless 'it' refers to something else altogether we have Tom believing (following Avery's report) that Bode should have been able to remove the prophecy and Rookwood (himself a former Unspeakable) saying that was an impossibility.
Now I don't agree with Harry that he received the conversation as it was happening. Tom posing in front of the mirror at the end of the vision implies this was a message sent deliberately by Tom - because once Tom learned that only he or Harry could remove the prophecy he wanted Harry to get curious about the mystery object (notice how Tom was careful to send only those parts of the conversation where the prophecy record is only referred to as 'it'?) and come get it for Tom.
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Date: 2012-03-26 06:10 am (UTC)So unless 'it' refers to something else altogether we have Tom believing (following Avery's report) that Bode should have been able to remove the prophecy and Rookwood (himself a former Unspeakable) saying that was an impossibility.
Now I don't agree with Harry that he received the conversation as it was happening. Tom posing in front of the mirror at the end of the vision implies this was a message sent deliberately by Tom - because once Tom learned that only he or Harry could remove the prophecy he wanted Harry to get curious about the mystery object (notice how Tom was careful to send only those parts of the conversation where the prophecy record is only referred to as 'it'?) and come get it for Tom.