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

[princesspeaette]

No: HPFGUIDX 77749


> Margaret wrote (77700):
>The prophecy doesn't say he will acknowledge that he's marked him as 
>his equal, just that he will mark him.
> 
> Ravenclaw Bookworm responds:
>Actually, it does.  Page 841 (US): "...and the Dark Lord will mark 
>him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not..."
> 
>Another thought: do Harry and Neville share the same birthday or was 
>Neville born a day or two before?


Margaret again: 

Actually that proves my point.  It says: 

"He will mark him as his equal...." 

Does it say 'he will mark and acknowledge him as his equal'? No. Just 
that he will mark him. 

"He will have power the Dark Lord knows not.."

Well Voldemort doesn't even seem to care that Neville exists, it's 
possible he's even forgotten there were two possible boys.  That 
seems like "knows not" to me.  


Of course I very much doubt that Neville is the key (it would just be 
dirty pool a this point to say "Whoops, it was supposed to be Neville 
all along")  but I argue it is still Possible.  Perhaps the fact that 
2 people can technically fulfill the prophecy will be Voldemort's 
undoing.  Maybe friendship is "the power the Dark Lord knows not".

~Margaret