The Prophecy, the End, & The Trinity

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 69686

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> The one part of the prophecy that has eaten away at me since I first
> read it, is this line-
> 
> " ... And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can 
> live while the other survives... "
> 
> Specifically, the use of the word 'either'. Why would an 
accomplished
> write like JKR use such awkward phrasing unless she was 
intentionally
>  hiding something in that phrasing.
> 
> Why not -
> 
> 'And ONE must die at the hand of the other for neither can live 
while
> the other survives..."
> 
> or -
> 
> 'And ONE WILL die at the hand of the other...'
> 
>
Valky says.
 
I think you are right. Either Tom or Voldemort must die at the hand 
of Harry. Could be an alluding to a suggestion that Harry must 
carefully choose his weapon or risk killing Tom and releasing 
Voldemort.