Anti Neville being "The One"

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No: HPFGUIDX 73046

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Fred Waldrop" 
<fredwaldrop at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "l3al3y_Doll_3" 
> <Kiss2Kiss1 at a...> wrote:
> Though I enjoy reading all the theories everyone has on the series, 
> I don't understand why so many people are holding on to the 
> particular one of Voldemort making the wrong decision and perhaps 
> Neville will be his downfall, not Harry. Here are three of my 
> reasons for not going along with this ride-
> 
> <snip>
>  
> 3. It says so in the book. I mean, I know everything is not always 
> what they seem in JKR World and even Dumbledore could be wrong, but 
> when something that crucial is written point blank on the page, I 
> don't feel the need to question it. 
>  
>  
> Who knows, there is that possibility by the end of book 7 I'll be 
> eating my words, so we'll just have to wait and see. :)
>  
> -Maritza who desperately hopes she DOESN'T have to eat her words
> 
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> 
> Hello all, Fred Waldrop here;
> 
> I agree with you Maritza, and I can not understand why people read 
> the words and then say the words do not mean what they say.
> 
> In OotP, page 842, US hardcover:
> "Then - it might not be me?" said Harry.
> "I am afaid," said Dumbledore slowly, looking as though every word 
> cost him a great effort, "that there is no doubt it IS you."
> "But you said - Neville was born at the end od July too - and his 
mum 
> and dad - "
> "You are forgetting the next part of the prophecy, the final 
> identifying figure of the boy who could vanquish Voldemort.... 
> Voldemrt himself would 'mark him as his equal.' And so he did, 
Harry. 
> He chose you, not Nevelle. He gave you the scar that has proved 
both 
> blessing and curse."
> 
> Exactly, what part of this passage that anyone can't understand? 
> What part of this makes anyone AT ALL doubt Harry is "The One"?
> The only way JKR could make it any clearer is, she would have to 
slap 
> everone on the back of the head, and scream the words to each and 
> everyone that has read the books.
> 
> Fred Waldrop

TOTAL AGREEMENT...with both of you. There are a lot of theories out 
there,some have legitimency while others are way off.  I think what 
all this boils down to is this:  WE are so eager for the next book, 
that in the meantime, we are over scrutinizing the book.  When I 
started reading the series, it was after book 4. At the end of 
reading the books, I just resigned myself to having to wait for the 
5th book to come out.  OOP is taking us so much closer to the big 
finally, is such a big change from books 1-4, and really full of 
clues about the next 2 books.  For me its going to be a long wait for 
the next one, even if its out next summer.  I do not want it quickly, 
but well done.
fran