Whose prophecy? (was Re: Why Harry?)

[karywick]

No: HPFGUIDX 54576

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Troels Forchhammer 
<t.forch at m...> wrote:
> At 19:23 30-03-03 +0000, Erica wrote:
> >Perhaps the prophecy didn't specify Harry defeating Voldemort but
> >the 'heir of Gryffindor' defeating the 'heir of Slytherin'.  If
> >Voldemort is aware that he is Slytherin's heir (last?) and comes to
> >find out that the Potter line is descendent from Gryffindor then
> >perhaps he would make a point of anihilating all Potter's
> >everywhere.  This would explain why Harry has no 'Potter' relatives
> >and why Voldemort was more interesting in killing James and Harry 
but
> >not Lily.
> 
> 
As I stated in a theory about six months ago when I started on this 
list,(and only a few believe me I think) most listies who posted 
insisted that there's no way I could be right. Is that the reason 
that Dumbledore keeps Trelawney around even though most of her 
predictions are junk, she has been known to be a bit "batty" and keep 
to herself up to in that tower, is because of her first and second 
true prophecies.  The second one is canon about Voldemort's second 
rise to power. 

The first is true speculation.  I have believed, ever since reading 
about her first true prediction, knowing that LV was out to kill 
Harry and that James Potter and the rest of the family was dead, was 
that her first true prediction was that a son of James Potter would 
be Voldemort's future downfall.  Well true its not canon, but that 
would explain why Lily could have been saved and James had to be 
killed. (Answering your question) If the male line of Potters was 
dead - the heir to Griffindor and the whole line would be stopped.  
Voldemort tried to beat the prophecy,  but he failed and the prophecy 
came true.  It the only reason I can think of even a truly harded 
criminal mind trying to kill a 15- 18(I'm not sure the correct age)
month old toddler that can't even talk yet and has no idea who he is.
I don't think Dumbledore tald Harry in SS becuase he was only 11, 
didn't know much about LV at the time,was really regretting not 
having parents, didn't know anything about them, and was not very 
mature at the time.

But now that LV had regained a body or form he has to again try to 
kill Harry or once again the prophecy will come true.  Unless (#1)  
I'm wrong - which I truly believe we'll find out I'm not - or I'll 
eat that velvet hat - ship it my way! OR (#2.)That gleam in 
Dumbledore's eye meant something we don't know about where Harry 
doesn't to be to the downfall LV this time.    
Who may have to give you my address but I certainly don't think so  
:-)  Kary