OoP: double edged sword

[Tim Regan]

No: HPFGUIDX 64663

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Hi All,

We've been having a brief discussion on HPFGU-Movie about ratings 
for The Matrix Movie and it got me thinking about the prophesy again.

<begin quote>

when Sybill Trelawney spoke, it was not in her usual ethereal, 
mystic voice, but in the harsh, hoarse tones Harry had heard her use 
once before: 

`The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches
 born 
to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies 

 and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have 
power the Dark Lord knows not 
 and either must die at the hand of 
the other for neither can live while the other survives 
 the one 
with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh 
month dies 
'

<end quote>

This prophesy is a double edged sword.

On the one hand this is great for Dumbledore since it gives him 
access to a weapon (Harry or Neville) that may vanquish Voldemort.

On the other hand it may have been a disaster. Prior to his meeting 
with Trelawny, Dumbldore and Voldemort both appear to have thought 
of Dumbledore as the more powerful wizard. But now they learn 
that "THE ONE with the power to vanquish the Dark :Lord approaches". 
She did not prophesy "ONE with the power to vanquish the Dark :Lord 
approaches". I.e. she told Dumbledore, and Voldemort through his 
eavesdropper, that Dumbledore does not have the power to vanquish 
him. That must have been a blow to his battle plans.

With that news Voldemort can be more aggressive to Dumbledore. 
Firstly, he tries to dispatch of Harry (which proves a big mistake). 
Then when he does return to full strength, he has the luck that the 
Ministry of Magic does not believe him, so it pays to stay in 
secret. He also knows how effective Dumbledore and the Order are 
against his Death Eaters. But now many of his supporters are back in 
Azkaban, and the Ministry knows of his presence. If I were him I'd 
wait for Harry to go to Privet Drive and then I'd go to Hogwarts to 
kill Dumbledore, safe in the knowledge that he hasn't the power to 
vanquish me.

There's a long line of great leaders working for `the one' to 
fulfill a prophesy: Dumbledore, Morpheus in The Matrix, Yoda in 
Strar Wars, John the Baptist in The Bible. It's a shame we are not 
shown how they coped with the knowledge that they were not the one.

Cheers,

Dumbledad.