Voldemort CHOSE to attack Harry

[meidbh]

No: HPFGUIDX 108608


Cathy writes:
"Voldemort fulfilled the prophecy himself by attacking Harry
By the 
same token, Voldemort picked Harry, so he is the one."

Meidbh responds;
Well no.
Choosing Harry and attacking Harry aren't enough. From the prophecy, 
the one with the power to vanquish Voldy must be *marked as his 
equal*. 

- If you think the prophecy is genuine and that Harry was marked in 
Godric's Hollow then Harry's the one with the power. 

- If you don't think anyone has been marked yet then it could be 
Harry or it could be Neville. You'll have to wait and see.

- If you don't believe the prophecy then anything could happen! 
(this one is just too much for me I'm afraid)



kateydidnt2002 writes:
"I don't see it as being a good plot twist. It would actually be 
incredibly cruel to Harry
it would be incredibly cruel for the world 
to not acknowledge what Harry has done, simply because he did not 
accomplish the final step."


Meidbh again:
It really would be awful if Harry went through all those dreadful 
years of living with the Dursleys, battling dementors and VM, losing 
Cedric and Sirius (not to mention full control of his own mind), 
only to have Neville suddenly discover the power to vanquish his 
nemesis at the very last minute.(though perhaps at this stage he 
might be more than happy for someone, anyone to step in and stop the 
madness). 

I think plotwise it is possible that most of what has happened to 
Harry has happened solely as a result of VM finding him and 
attacking him as an infant. He could be just a decoy. Maybe DD has 
been fooled too or maybe DD is playing along to protect the person 
with the real power.... 
It is possible but *I don't like it*!!! The idea of DD being fooled 
this badly or, worse still, playing along with a deception like this 
would make me wonder if the WW is really worth saving. The final 
battle would be one between Dumb and Nasty or Not-so-good and Evil. 
Way too much like real life.

Harry for Vanquishing Hero!

Meidbh