New Angle on the prophecy Neville and Harry.

[kellymcj2000]

No: HPFGUIDX 72194

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, > --- In 
HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboy_mn at y...> wrote:
> > --- 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...
> 
> Me,
> The thought that struck me here ties in with this, and the argument 
> over whether or not Neville was present at the time of his parents' 
> torture.  I think that N's parents were tortured in order to find 
> out the whereabouts of their son.  V must have found out about all 
> the children born in accordance with the prophecy and gone about 
> finding and elminating them.  Knowing the fate of their son if they 
> disclosd his location, they would have of course resisted the 
> cruciatus curse to the point of madness.  Perhaps they were 
> secretkeepers, hence why V didnt kill them??
> Did the fact that N's parents sacrificed themselves for their son 
in 
> a similar fashion to Lily, offer Neville some amount of protection? 
> Afterall he was the only one aside from Harry left standing at the 
> final showdown in the dept. of mysteries.
> This would mean that V went after N before looking for Harry. Maybe 
> there's a further reason why N fits the prophecy more than H.
>>>>heavy snipping 
> -Mary :)

Now me, KelMc

First off, thanks for bringing up the idea that the prophecy doesn't 
have to apply to Harry.  I kept wanting to think that but I got stuck 
on some stuff and I'm now unstuck.  I really think it's possible that 
Neville is it and as further evidence toward the way in which someone 
can be marked, Madam Pomfrey says in OOP, thoughts can leave deeper 
scarring than almost anything else.  She's referring to Ron's wounds 
which came from the thoughts coming out of the brain.  

Also, I've always thought Neville was present when his folks were 
tortured ( there was some discussion about this just today in fact on 
some other posts) and we all have heard the term emotional scarring, 
so who knows.  Oh yes, and I do agree that Harry having survived 
everything he has being a result of his nerve, courage, and not a 
result of destiny would really compliment JKR's theme of choices.  

KelMc