Prophecy Interpretations (Re: BIGGEST SPOILER)

stellablue571 msturbo209 at yahoo.com
Wed Aug 11 23:52:17 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 109799

kmcj:
I really do think the outcome of the series will be 
> based more on Harry's decisions and the consequences of choices 
he's 
> made in the past rather than on what others have done.  
> 
> So, to me, there should still be some as yet undiscovered 
> significance to the seventh month.  Wish I had some ideas.  Thanks 
> for letting us in on this arianna.  It's very cool. And thanks for 
> reading this far.  
> 
> kmcj


Stella says:

I absolutely love the idea of Voldemort being done in by the "gift" 
he has given Wormtail!  When a distraught Harry questions Dumbledore 
at the end of POA about the repercussions of his allowing the rat to 
live, thus forging a magical connection between them, DD reassures 
Harry that he did the right thing. 
 
"This is magic at its' deepest, most impenetrable,Harry.  But trust 
me...the time may come when you will be very glad you saved 
Pettigrew's life."

So...This tells us that unless this is the mother of all red herrings,
(which is also quite possible!)  Peter will definitely be playing a 
key role in the ultimate downfall of his lord.  JKR herself has said 
we will be learning more about him in the HBP, and why wouldn't we?  
After all, his conspicuous absence in OoP has had us all guessing for 
just a little too long...

That said, the prophesy can still be very much about Harry, 
the "vanquisher" of the Dark Lord.  You brilliant theorists inspired 
me to do some definition checking of my own.  And not to my surprise, 
nowhere in the definition of "vanquish" does it mention the word 
death.  Defeat, yes.  Kill?  Not necessarily!

Therefore, our hero can remain the vanquisher without having to 
commit murder, leaving him untainted, and at least in this one 
respect, allowing him to keep his childish innocence. Someone has to 
die, this is definite, but never does it say that Harry has to 
actually do the dirty deed himself! I have a suspicion that Harry's 
innocence(mixed with Voldemort now having both Harry and LILY"s blood 
in his veins(remember her POWERFUL sacrifice) affords him some 
magical protection that is underestimated by voldemort!

Also in the scene quoted above DD assures Harry that James would have 
also spared his treacherous friends life>>providing us with still 
more canon evidence that James just doesn"t have it in him to be a DE!

Thanks for reading and please let me know what you think

Stella






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