That damn Prophecy - an alternative take

[scooting2win]

No: HPFGUIDX 75097

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "biggladolaf" 
<biggladolaf at y...> wrote:
> --- 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

my reply:
you provided an interesting point, Kneasy, and let me see if I can 
add some more thoughts to your head. Neither can live while the 
other survives, Harry and/or Voldemort while Neville Survives. This 
would explain why the Death Eaters went after the Longbottoms after 
Voldemort was defeated the first time. Of course it's only 
specalation here. Lori