New Angle on the prophecy Neville and Harry.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 72156

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinwolf2001"
<lupinwolf2001 at y...> wrote:
> ... could give some proof to the argument that the prophecy pertains
to Neville instead of Harry.
> 
> Many (Dumbledore included) have concluded that Harry is the chosen 
> one becuase of the scar on his head (which defeated Voldemort 
> initially) and thus Voldemort CHOSE Harry as his equal.
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> I submit that Voldemort's mistake/Harry's scar doesn't necessarily 
> mean that the choice has been made YET!
> 
> ...edited...
> 
> Now, this (the prophecy) does not say WHEN the dark lord would mark
> him as an equal.  It does not say that the curse/scar he laid on 
> Harry WAS the mark fortold. Neville could VERY well be marked LATER 
> by voldemort (maybe intentionally). 
> 
> ..edited..
> 
> And the thoughts that maybe NEITHER can survive while the other
> lives gives us the reality that Harry WILL live... But Neville and 
> Voldemort (true to the prophecy) will not as Neville sacrifices 
> himself in the interest of vanquishing Voldemort.


bboy_mn:
Who cowers in front of his monitor and sees the List Troll raising
their club, sees the List Elf raising their magical fingers, sees the
List Wizard pointing their wands threateningly, and see a Howler being
tie to an owl's leg, because about all I have to say is... I agree (I
now quickly duck behind my monitor).

For a posts that parallels your post nicely, see-
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/70692

Neville is just too far in the front of this story for him to be
insignificant in the end, but his role is so unclear. It could very
well be that in the end it is Neville who is the equal and who perhaps
dies defeating Voldemort.

As far as the 'Mark', I agree we don't necessarily know the Harry's
mark is THE mark. And we do not know that the mark is a physical mark,
it could be abstract or metaphorical. 

In a sense, if Voldemort comments out loud that it is Neville he is
afraid of, then he has 'mark' Neville with his word, as in-

"Mark my words, the Neville Longbottom is nothing but trouble. If sure
he is the one I have to worry about."

Check out that other thread.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn