OotP: Prophecy question - SPOILER.

[peggy baratto]

No: HPFGUIDX 61926

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> I had to read the prophecy several times to even come up with a 
> somewhat decent theory
> 
> I'm thinking the same thing you are with the way they both have 
> to "dispose" of each other... However, here is something 
> interesting. How can they magically attack each other if in book 
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> their wands cannot attack their brother wand (as you can remember, 
> both wands were made from the Fawkes and I quote 
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> "'They will not work properly against each other' said 
> Dumbledore. 'If, however, the owners of the wands force the wands 
to 
> do battle.. a very rare effect will take place. One of the wands 
> will force the other to regurgitate spells it has performed, in 
> reverse."
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> I'm know that voldermort and Harry didn't get into any magical 
> scuffles in book five... 
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> But with the question above, I do believe that can be the only 
> theory. Even though dumbledore does try to explain it a little to 
> harry, but one can think that since Harry can feel voldermorts 
> emotions and can see some of the same things, and voldermort can 
> create fake visions for harry... unless voldermort is gone Harry 
> won't be able to "live" i.e. he won't be able to live a "normal" 
> life... no scar pain, no mind prodding... etc...
> 
> jeffd_spoon

Hiya Jeffd,
I think your question is a great one.  I have a possible answer, and 
I would love to hear what others think about it!
In the prophecy it also mentions that the child will have a power 
that the other does not.  We know that this power is Love.  (Both 
Harry and Neville have this!!!...but different idea...another 
post...).  
I don't think the wands will have anything to do with the distruction 
of Voldemort.  I think that love will be V's downfall, not the 
wands.  Love is a powerful magic as we have seen so far.  Voldemort 
is incapable of it.  

~~~~~~~Peggy