Slytherin divided

[Regina]

No: HPFGUIDX 70974

I have a theory, but no answers. Perhaps the snake represents Salazar 
Slytherin, and his qualities are "divided" between Harry and 
Voldemort. Perhaps Slytherin was looking down, from wherever he is, 
behind the veil of death, sees the last of his bloodline, Tom Riddle 
and what a dreadful human being resulted from the Slytherin way of 
thinking. He is overcome with remorse, has a change of heart and sees 
that love, integrity and compassion are the highest ideals after all 
and heals the rift between himself and his three buddies, Hufflepuff, 
Ravenclaw and Gryffindor.

Now he wants to heal the rift that exists in the world of the living, 
the Hogwarts and wizarding world. He saw that Harry Potter, someone 
with the qualities he now treasures, was about to be born, so he 
gives Sibyll Trelawny the prophecy, allowing Voldemort to hear only 
enough to make him want to attack Harry. This would cause Voldemort 
to inadvertently pass on the good qualities of Slytherin to Harry, 
kind of like grafting the last good branch of a diseased tree onto a 
new root system. 

Then he will have to find some way for Harry to vanquish Voldemort 
for good, to erase the harm Slytherin has brought upon the world. But 
Harry, not having it in him to murder, will have to find a way to 
defeat him, using the stuff locked up in that room in the Department 
of Mysteries. Poor old Tom Riddle is going to have to come to terms 
with his delusions, and this will be the fate worse than death, that 
Dumbledore has in mind for him. But Harry will not be able to 
outright murder Voldemort to save his own skin, this is counter to 
the whole love and compassion he possesses in such large quantities. 
Perhaps Harry will find a way to enter his mind and do it that way...

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "kattfirmin1" <kattfirmin at m...> 
wrote:
> I don't have a theory, but a question, and I was wondering if 
anyone 
> had a theory.  Right after Harry had the dream about Arthur getting 
> attacked at by the snake, he was rushed to DD's office.  After 
> telling DD the dream, DD grabbed a fragile silver instrument.  It 
> puffed out smoke, which became a snake.  DD then said, "Naturally, 
> naturally...But in essence divided?"  The smoke then became two 
> snakes, and with a look of grim satisfatcion, but the instrument 
> away.  Does anyone else have any idea what this is about?  (pg 470 
> US)
> 
> Katrina