Predestination (was Re: prophecy/Firenze)

[boyd_smythe]

No: HPFGUIDX 79564

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:
(snip)
> I'm just positing that we aren't headed to that conclusion.  I'm not 
> saying the prophecy is a red herring, just the series is chock-full 
> of examples of falliability, plans going awry, people not acting as 
> they should and the like.  
> 
> Dumbledore's master plan to assist Harry with fulfilling the 
prophecy 
> has worked so far, but what if ....what if there's a little door 
over 
> to the side, another outcome that could be equally possible.  I'm 
> really just saying the prophecy doesn't HAVE to be fulfilled in the 
> end. 
> 
> Jen

Remnant:
Jen, I hope I understand your post correctly; it sounds like you 
question whether the prophecy *must* come true. Possibly, you wonder 
how that fits in with freedom of choice in JKR?

I very much agree in spirit--JKR has emphasized the importance of 
choices, and of the repercussions our choices can have. Still, the 
prophecy in this case is quite broad. Either LV or Harry will live. 
One will somehow play a part in vanquishing the other. That's about 
it, really.

And in the "reality" of the Potterverse, Harry has become a 
centerpiece of the WW resistance to LV, whether rightly or wrongly. 
And if Harry's side does not win by defeating LV, then the LV 
faction will certainly kill Harry (and many more).

So Harry can make whatever choices he wants, and the prophecy still 
will come true. But by making the right choices, Harry can help rid 
the world of LV, once and for all. That feels quite powerful to me as 
a moral.

-Remnant