[HPforGrownups] Re: Hermione attempted murder!

[Robert A. Rosenberg]

No: HPFGUIDX 69348

At 13:24 +1000 on 07/11/2003, Kae * wrote about Re: [HPforGrownups] 
Re: Hermione attempted murder!:

>Harry DOES have a prophecy hanging over his head about him and LV saying
>"either must die at the hand of the other". So maybe until that's fufilled,
>fate is going to keep on getting Harry out of these sticky situations. Handy
>out for JKR's plot holes, isn't it?

I made a similar point a few days ago when I referred to the standard 
"Find and Kill the Baby" response to a prophecy that A is going to be 
born (or just has been) and is destined to Topple/Kill/What-Ever B in 
20 (or so) years. I said that B should hedge his bets by insuring 
that A stays alive and in a physical condition that the prophecy can 
be fulfilled. Remember that such a prophecy ALSO says/means that B is 
safe for those 20 years (so protecting A is in B's Best short to 
mid-range Interests). As I said then, B may be willing to cut a deal 
with A when it is time for the prophecy to come true and or may just 
be waiting to turn the job of being head honcho over to the Young Kid 
so he can retire.

I read a story once where this plot twist was the finale to the 
story. The "Dictator" was just hanging on until the time of the 
prophecy arrived and WANTED to pass on the job responsibility (It is 
rough when you can not resign because there is no one to replace 
you). From the beginning the story's prophecy was misinterpreted 
since it only said, in effect, that A would cause B to no longer be 
in power - The peaceful (behind the scenes) transfer of power meet 
the conditions and allowed the "Dictator" to finally retire.

In the case of this prophecy about Harry and LV, they are both 
protected by the prophecy when not engaged in attacking each-other. 
Given that such prophecies always come true, you have a situation 
where to fulfill the prophecy, nothing else can kill or maim either 
party.