Lockhart/Longbottoms

[grahadh]

No: HPFGUIDX 83081

I've been thinking about both the Longbottom's incapacitation in St.
Mungo's and the fact that the prophecy from OoP could have applied to Harry
or Neville and am wondering if there could be some sort of connection
there.

Dumbledore and the other members of the original OoP could not have 
known whether Voldemort was going to choose Harry or Neville.  This
means that the Longbottoms were in grave danger as well: they were aurors, 
members of OoP, and their son fit the description of the prophecy. So
it seems probable that the Longbottoms must have been in hiding also.

Dumbledore said that Voldemort chose Harry, but I'm not so sure.  I
think that he simply got to Harry first via Wormtail, and would have gone after
Neville as well had the curse not backfired.  

So my question are: 
-Did Voldemort really choose Harry specifically,or was he ultimately after both 
boys, got to Harry first, and the prophrcy just got carried out from there?
-Were the Longbottoms tortured simply because they
were aurors, or because of their connection to the prophecy as well?
-We were told that they were tortured for information as to the whereabouts of 
Lord Voldemort after the curse rebounded.  Did the Longbottoms even know
that information and why would the LeStranges think they knew that
information?  
-Were they actually being tortured for information about the prophecy
and that is why they are being kept alive but incapacitated (possibly through
the influence of Lucius Malfoy)?

Any thoughts?
-D.G.