My predictions for book 6 & 7 - Either, Neither, Other...

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 85652

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ohyouaretheroots"
<ohyouaretheroots at y...> wrote:
> beyondtheveil imustnottelllies <beyondtheveil20 at y...> wrote:
> > I think that by the end of Ootp JKR made her intentions quite 
> clear. "Either must die at the hand of the other" refers to two 
> people, and two people only: Voldemort and Harry. 



> ohyouaretheroots (C):
> 
> ... there is little to no room for any "other" person in the 
> prophecy.  If it was simply stated "Either must die at the hand of 
> the other" ..., but ... the second half of that passage: "for 
> neither can live while the other survives".  "The other" can't be
> anyone but Harry or Voldemort because "Either must die at the hand 
> of Pettigrew (or Neville) for neither can live while Pettigrew 
> (/Neville) survives"  doesn't make any sense.  ... It doesn't work.
> 
> -C


bboy_mn:

Sorry but I disagree, the 'other' could imply a third person as in
this example -

"Either Harry or Neville must die at the hand of Voldemort, for
neither Harry nor Neville can live while Voldemort survives."

We must admit that the "... neither can live while the Other survives"
is a bit confusing, since they 'can't live' but they ARE all living,
so it seems to contradict itself.

One could interpret what I wrote to mean that Voldemort will have to
kill either Harry or Neville in order for the remaining one of the two
to gain the power necessary to fully defeat Voldemort. 

In a sense, as long as both Harry and Neville are still alive, they
are at an impass. To get all metaphysicall about it, as long as Harry
and Neville are both alive, there is a balance in the universe that
protects Voldemort. The loss of one creates an imbalance that leaves
Voldemort vulnerable.

I'm not saying I believe this, I'm just say that it could be
interpreted this way, and make about as much sense as any other
interpretation I've heard so far.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn