HP/LV duelling

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No: HPFGUIDX 73824

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sarcasticmuppet" 
<sarcasticmuppet at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "balbu84" <balbu84 at y...> 
wrote:
> > I think we can all agree on the fact that the books will end on 
> > Voldemort being defeated, whether or not Haryy survives. 
According 
> to 
> > the prophecy, Harry is the only one able to kill LV. But how will 
> he 
> > do to kill him as his wand is made with a feathe from the same 
> phenix 
> > as LV's. It will be impossible for him to fight in a wizard 
> duelling, 
> > so the only way that remains is someone that weakens Voldemort: 
> Then 
> > he won't be able to use his wand against harry and Harry will 
kill 
> > him. Who will have this task for you ? I thought Nevill but 
> > Dumbledore could as well
> 
> Me:
> I've wondered myself how Harry and Voldemort are gonna duel with 
the 
> whole wand situation.  How does that fit in with the prophecy, 
> if "either must die at the hands of the other..." while their wands 
> will refuse to fight?  As far as I could tell in GoF, the wands 
only 
> do the funky 'Priori Incantatem' thing when the users say a spell 
at 
> the exact same time.  If not, then they will still be able to do 
it, 
> I think.

I'm pretty sure that the series will not end with Harry & Voldemort 
dueling.  After all, Avada Kedavra cannot kill Voldemort.  He would 
simply be reduced to the same state he was in the last time he got 
hit by that curse.  Anyway, if AK could kill him, then why is Harry 
the only one with the power to kill Voldemort?

I'm pretty sure that Peter Pettigrew will come into play here.  He 
donated his hand as the "loyal servant", but what if he betrays LV 
for Harry (in the process of re-paying his life-debt)?  What happens 
if the loyal servant is more loyal to the enemy that LV took the 
blood from?  Perhaps this will make the Voldemort's 
revival "backfire", weakening him, or even killing him.