OOTP: thoughts on the prophecy

[jonm234]

No: HPFGUIDX 67005

i can't remember if spoiler space is still necessary, but, better 
safe than sorry.

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  I was reading the prophecy through again, and, considering JKR's 
habit of intentional ambiguity and misleading writing, a thouroughly 
ridiculus possibility occurred to me: what if the prophecy were not 
about Voldemort at all?  Granted, she would have to pack a hell of a 
lot of story into the next two books (new plot, backstory, not to 
mention motives), but, she is quite fond of unexpected twists.  IN 
the prophecy, Voldemort is never actually referred to by his name; he 
is only referred to as the 'Dark Lord.'  Certainly, he is often 
called the Dark Lord, but who's to say there's only one?  We know 
from book 1 that Dumbldore defeated an apparently famous dark wizard 
in 1945 (i was reminded of this by another recent post, 
unfortunately, i can't remember whose it was), so obviously, there 
was evil prior to Voldemort.  For all we know, Dumbledore could be 
the real Dark Lord, and he only wants Harry to help him knock 
Voldemort out of the way so that he can take over.  Maybe Fudge was 
right to fear Dumbldore's Army.
  Odds are, of course, that I'm just completely off my rocker, but, 
then again, why couldn't Dumbledore be the bad guy?  She's already 
killed Sirius, so nothing's really going to phase me at this point.

-Jon (who's still a bit bitter that no one thought to find out what 
Sirius' gift had been prior to the mad dash into Umbridge's fireplace)