That damn Prophecy - an alternative take

[biggladolaf]

No: HPFGUIDX 75070

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, B Arrowsmith 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> I  think that this interpretation is  new. 
> 
> Right. The Prophecy:
> 
> "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...born 
to 
> those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies... 
and 
> the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have a  power 
the 
> Dark Lord knows not... and either must die at the hand of the other 
for 
> neither can live while the other survives...the one with the power 
to 
> vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...
> 
> all the difficulty is "but he will have a power 
> the Dark Lord knows not...and either must die at the hand of the 
other 
> for neither can live while the other survives.."
> 
> Trying to sort out the 'either, neither, other' is the key. Now, 
the 
> assumption has been that this passage refers to Harry and Voldemort 
> *only*. Why should it? Two other people have already been referred 
to 
> in the Prophecy, why not again?
> 
> "born to those" refers to the Potters or the Longbottoms, according 
to 
> the birthdates of Harry and Neville. Now insert some names, fitting 
the 
> existing canon, into that bit of the Prophecy.
> 
> "but he will have a power Voldemort  knows not, and either Harry or 
> Voldemort must die at the hand of the other for neither James nor 
Lily  
> can live while Harry survives".
> 
> > 
> Comments please!
> 
> Kneasy

Okay. Comments. It's just crummy style, first of all. "The other" 
should be referring to the same person both times. Also, if it is 
reffering to James and Lily the second time it should be "the 
others". I dont like it. Of course, crummy style is a time honored 
device in prophecy and divination. . .
Olaf, glad and big