Harry must be The One

[meidbh]

No: HPFGUIDX 108333

Inkling writes: 
"Harry lifted it [the prophecy] off the shelf and did not go mad.  
There is only one child referred to in the prophecy.  Therefore, 
Harry must be the one. I don't see any wiggle room here, guys.

Kneasy writes:
"Sorry, but there's plenty...It's the Ministry that englobes them, 
puts them on the shelf and sets the protective spell. And it's the 
Ministry that decides who the spell is about."


Meidbh responds:
Kneasy you may have a point here but even so I do believe that there 
is no wiggle room (love that expression!)regarding the identity of 
The One.

Why?

The One with the power to vanquish VM is either Harry or Neville.
(This from Sybill's prophecy, Hogwarts detection system for the 
birth of wizard children and Dumbledore's knowledge of who in the WW 
had defied VM three times).

VM will mark The One as his equal. 
MHO: So far Harry appears quite convincingly to have been marked and 
to be equal to the worst VM can hurl at him. Other than having VM 
write "equal" across Neville's forehead, I just don't see how 
Neville can compete with Harry on this one. 

The One will have power the Dark Lord knows not.
MHO: Harry has demonstrated this repeatedly - most compellingly when 
he resisted VMs attempt to possess him. So far we haven't seen 
Neville demonstrate anything out of the ordinary for a WW boy.

*Maybe* there was another family in the WW who had defied VM thrice 
and produced a wizarding child that fateful summer.
*Maybe* Harry's scar is a red herring and The One has not yet been 
marked.
*Maybe* Neville (or another mystery child) has a power above and 
beyond that demonstrated by Harry

But if I had to put my galleons on it I'd back Harry all the way 
because all the evidence points to him.

Meidbh :-)