Voldemort CHOSE to attack Harry

[Bex]

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 Geoff said:
>> Let's suppose. If Voldemort had attacked Neville first, would 
Neville have survived? <<

And vivian responded with:

> I don't think Neville would've survived as a child. But I do think 
 that Neville has an important part in the ultimate defeat. <


I say:
Well, I think that Neville could have survived, because if LV had 
gone to his house that night, he would have attacked Neville, 
thus "choosing" him. Jo stresses choices throughout the book, and the 
reason Harry is The One is because LV chose him to be, by trying to 
kill him. Harry has been marked: he has the scar. Harry is 
LV's "equal": Priori Incantatem (sp) showed that, not to mention he 
has escaped LV's wrath 5 times now (counting when he was a baby.) LV 
had to mark the one as his equal, thus LV had to choose the child. 
Thus, it's Harry.

~Yb