Neville Longbottom and the Prophecy

[Doriane]

No: HPFGUIDX 68682

> > After re-reading the prophecy a few times, I was struck by the 
> > possibility, based on its phrasing, that it was V who made the 
> > choice of which of the two children was to be his enemy.  It was 
> > V's *choice* as to which one of the two boys who fit the general 
> > outline of prophecy would be his enemy.  
> 
> 
> After reading this thread tonight, I keep being struck with the 
> thought that it had to be Harry who V chose. Neville Longbottom and 
> the Philosophers Stone / Chamber of Secrets etc just doesn't have 
> the same kick as Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone / Chamber 
> of Secrets etc. Stupid thought, but there it is!

And in my opinion, it was a complete matter of fate. LV went after 
Harry because he *could* ! We know the Potters were protected by the 
Fidelius Charm, and it seems logical to assume that the Longbottoms 
were too. Which would explain why the attack didn't happen earlier 
(had I been LV, I would have killed all the pregnant witches I could 
lay my wand on - a la Herod in the Bible, who killed all the boys 
under the age of 2 in an attempt to kill Jesus). And then suddenly, 
bam, DD and the Potters made one, just one, mistake : they chose 
Peter Pettigrew as Secret-Keeper (huh ! Just occured to me that he 
was probably the last one in a line of Secret-Keepers. But that's 
another matter). So LV had access to one of the boys, and he went for 
him. No choice, no predestination, just a bad decision on the part of 
one couple of parents. If the Longbottoms had made such a bad 
decision before the Potters had had a chance to, then I guess Neville 
would have been the prophecy boy.

Del