That damn Prophecy - an alternative take

[sachmet96]

No: HPFGUIDX 75158

Hi,


all the quotes refer to Kneasy's post:

> 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...

I actually think this part of the prophecy has already been 
fulfilled by Harry surviving Voldemort as a child (the Dark Lord 
marked him and he defeated him temporarily). It's not that important 
imo what exactly the power is because he already used it (it might be 
the love of his mother, but it might be something else entirely, 
maybe he is just a more powerful wizard as Voldemort thought). The 
question now is if he still has the power and if it's strong enough 
to help him defeat Voldemort a second time. It does only say that he 
has the power necessary to defeat the Dark Lord but not that he will. 

 
> The power we know about, it's been mentioned before, 
> parental love plus the power of family that also protects 
> Harry at the Dursleys. DD has also told us that Voldemort 
> does not know or understand it.
 
But if that is the power, even if Voldemort doesn't understand it, 
doesn't mean he can't be prepared for it. He is not an idiot and 
someone of his DE surely must understand it.

 
> and either must die at the hand of the other for 

First I must say that English is not my native language, so I 
might not understand the finer aspects of the 'either' but when I 
first read that I understood it that Harry and Voldemort will die. 
According to my dictionary either can mean 'each of two'. So I 
took it they booth die.

> 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...
> "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".
 
That's a good point, never looked at it that way. I could be 
related to his parents, it would make sense, because if the  
'neither can live while the other survives' line would mean Harry 
and Voldemort both should be dead: both are alive, which can't be 
according to the prophecy, so one must be dead, but that's not the 
case, so it can't mean Harry and Voldemort.
 
 
Sachmet