Just suppose Snape is at the heart of it all

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 87707

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Karen Reid <karenreiduk at y...> 
wrote:
> Tanya Swaine wrote:

> 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"?
>  

Harry, a red herring???  Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants? :)  As 
for the prophecy, when it was made, Harry and Neville weren't born 
yet, so it couldn't be labeled with anything (hence the "?").  Then 
when Harry was born, it was assumed to be about him.  

Allie