[HPforGrownups] Re: Just suppose Snape is at the heart of it all

[Karen Reid]

No: HPFGUIDX 87704

Tanya Swaine wrote:
>>Yes it is a very interesting theory. As for the prophecy orb.
Someone back then decided to name it, and they had to put
something on it. It is interesting that the other option of
Neville is not allowed for. Whoever vouched for the names set
the protection for that orb and decided ahead of time that
there could be now other choices in their eyes.

Unless of course Harry is the biggest red herring of the lot.>>
 
Now me:
The fact that Neville wasn't specifically named as another option was what got me thinking originally.  Whoever labelled the prophecy in the first place recognised an existing ambiguity over the subject matter by including the "(?)".  If Neville were the only plausible alternative to Harry why "(?) Harry Potter" and not "Harry Potter or Neville Longbottom"?
 
K