[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: Prophecy

[Mary]

No: HPFGUIDX 67932

On Sun, Jul 06, 2003, Lark Austin-Black wrote:
> I just wanted to observe, that, the prophecy says Harry has the
> *power* to defeat Voldemort, not that he *will* defeat him...it just
> says one cannot exist while the other does, so, Dumbledore is really
> still taking a risk putting faith in Harry...

On the other hand, he has noone else to put faith in -- as I read the
prophecy, it's Harry or noone. So he has to gamble on Harry ultimately
defeating Voldemort, because the alternative is Voldemort defeats Harry
and is then unconquerable.

-Mary