[HPforGrownups] Re: why only James had to die

[MadameSSnape at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 82331

In a message dated 10/5/2003 8:45:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
sevenhundredandthirteen at yahoo.com writes:
Actually, the prophecy never says that it's *James and Lily's* child.
All it says is that parents had defied the Dark Lord thrice.  And, 
when you think about it, if Voldemort had killed Harry then James and 
Lily would no longer fulfill the prophecy any more. If they survive 
the attack on the Potter residence they have now defied the Dark Lord 
*four* times. So, even if they did survive and have another baby it 
wouldn't fulfill the prophecy- it would be a child born to those who 
had defied the Dark Lord *four* times, not the three times why the 
prophecy speaks of.


Sherrie (that's me) adds:

Additionally, the prophecy specifies that it would be a child born at a 
specific time - so any child born at any time other than the end of July, 1980, 
wouldn't qualify to fulfill it.  It had to be either Harry or Neville - and for 
whatever reason, Voldemort decided it was Harry.

Sherrie


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