New Angle on the prophecy Neville and Harry.

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No: HPFGUIDX 72317

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "lupinwolf2001" 
<lupinwolf2001 at y...> wrote:
> I was thinking about an angle on the prophecy that has been left 
> unexplored (at least as far as I know and apoligize if others have 
> already posted this) that could give some proof to the argument 
that 
> the prophecy pertains to Neville instead of Harry.

Huge snip---------

There are a lot of "......" in the actual prophesy. 

Ellipses are a literary device used to indicate the omission of words 
or thoughts:

Ellipsis---1 a : the omission of one or more words that are obviously 
understood but that must be supplied to make a construction 
grammatically complete b : a sudden leap from one topic to another
2 : marks or a mark (as ... or · or --) indicating an omission (as of 
words) or a pause (Merriam-Webster)


It makes me wonder if Dumbledore heard it in its entirety, especially 
since he says that "an evesdropper was detected only a short way into 
the prophesy and was thrown from the building." The ensuing commotion 
may have distracted Dumbledore.

I think it is possible that only the MIDDLE of the prophesy applies 
to Harry, and that the beginning and end apply to Neville.