Help me understand the importance of the prophecy, please

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 82168

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "erinellii" 
<erinellii at y...> wrote:
> > Pippin: 
> > But Voldemort doesn't know that the prophesied one is the 
*only* 
> > one who can kill him (either must die at the hand of the 
other), so 
> > he actually needn't fear Dumbledore or the Aurors, whom he 
has 
> > been  avoiding for so long. 
> 
> 
> Erin:
> 
> I don't agree with that.  I think the phrase "the one with the 
power 
> to destroy the Dark Lord"  pretty much means the ONLY one 
with that 
> power. 

Er, I'm thousands of miles away from my copy of OOP. But isn't 
the wording "vanquish" not "destroy"?  "Vanquish" means 
means "defeat" or "gain mastery over" or "subdue completely" 
Voldemort knows he has  already been vanquished by Harry 
several times. As far as he knows, the prophecy says nothing 
about how he can be destroyed, and therefore he must fear that 
Dumbledore or the Aurors can do it.

Pippin