Let's pick at that prophecy a litle more, shall we?

[S Handel]

No: HPFGUIDX 77719

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Wanda Sherratt" 
<wsherratt3338 at r...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "S Handel" <fc26det at a...> 
> wrote:
> > Hi, 
> > What if the "shall mark him as his equal" is not referring to the 
> > same powers?  What if it means that Voldemorts evil and hatred 
are 
> > equal to Harrys love and goodness.  They can have equal amounts 
of 
> > both.  And then the next section of "neither can live while the 
> other 
> > survives" would work.  Good and Evil constantly battle each other 
> > even in real life.  Do I make any sense?
> > 
> I'd say it's possible, because the prophecy doesn't specify in what 
> way they are equal.  It seems to be Voldemort's call, though - *he* 
> is the one who looks at Harry and for some reason says "We are 
> equals" (not literally, of course).  What does he see in Harry that 
> equals himself?  I'm wondering if it may be their circumstances, 
> because he refers to that in a number of places.  I don't have my 
> books, but in the confrontation with Harry in CoS he points out how 
> similar they are, even down to their looks.  I think he mentions it 
> again in GoF, when he compares Harry's mother with his own father, 
> and says how they were both Muggles and both died the same way.  
> Perhaps he sees Harry as another Tom Riddle.
> 
> Wanda

Hi Wanda, 
The sections that you are referring to are about their upbringing and 
from what I can remember LV never refers to power or type of power.  
He also refers as you say to their looks and heritage.  I think LV is 
a little baffled by the fact that Harry does not hate the world 
because he is not a pureblood.  I think LV is so filled with hatred 
and evil that he cannot understand anything about Harry for all the 
good and love Harry possesses.
Susan