That damn Prophecy - an alternative take

[Kristen]

No: HPFGUIDX 77569

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Carolina <silmariel at t...> wrote:
> El Lun 04 Ago 2003 11:54, arrowsmithbt escribió:
> > Yes, I'm prejudiced towards my own theory; no, I won't dismiss  
other
> > theories off-
> > hand if they look good, but so far as I know this is the
> > interpretation that comes
> > closest to the Occams Razor criteria. If it gets rubbished by 
better
> > theorizing or
> > additional information, then so be it.
> >
> > This Harry Potter stuff is hard work sometimes!
> >
> > Kneasy
> 
> The problem with this theory is that don't say anything we didn't 
know yet. If 
> all the question in OoP is that Harry is the chosen one, I'll throw 
the book 
> to Jo's head. I knew perfectly well before that Harry was the one, 
so, the 
> prophecy, what for? Unless we can grab new information of it, the 
prophecy is 
> useless (from a reader's POV).
> 
> silmariel

Where? In which book, prior to the revelation of the Prophecy, 
does it say that Harry is the chosen one? Up to that point, all we 
know about him is that he's "the boy who lived;" he looks like his 
father, has his mother's eyes, is a talented flier, and has a 
penchant for rule breaking, and getting into life threatening 
situations that ultimately force him to face Voldemort in some 
manner. We know that Voldemort and Harry have a "connection" of some 
sort, but what that entails is very slowly revealed. 

I'm an Occum's Razor theory fan. Until I find out what JKR has in 
store in books 6 & 7, I'm through with trying to figure this one out. 
Frankly, the myriad of theories lead to nothing unless you're going 
to write your own fanfic.

Signing off on this one...madeyesgal