Prophecies cannot be changed, but if a prophecy is false, then there might be a chance to alter it.
Just like what happened with Alchemy City in the past, they fabricated a prophecy that led everyone to believe there was a secret to becoming a deity in the sewers, attracting many adventurers to their deaths and becoming nourishment for someone to ascend to godhood.
In the end, Amberser broke the fake prophecy and gained the true future.
Since the prophecy made by Alchemy City was a fabrication, it naturally wouldn't have destiny's unchangeable trait; theoretically, if the future Harvey saw was one someone else had fabricated, then it was possible for him to survive.
Katherine understood this time but couldn't help asking, "How can this be proven, though? What if no one has fabricated anything at all?"
Who would frame a diviner mage they didn't know, not to mention without knowing when he might forecast the future?