Prophecy Interpretations (Re: BIGGEST SPOILER)

[pcaehill2]

No: HPFGUIDX 109836


Pam wrote:
[snip]
> > A basic flaw in the "peter-is-the-one-in-the-prophecy"
> > argument seems to me to be the "he will mark him as 
> > his equal" part: the "dark mark" does *not* mark any 
> > DE as LV's equal.  Whereas, it is extremely evident 
> > (to me at least) that Harry's scar *is* a mark 
> > that is related to a transfer of power from LV to Harry.

kmcj replied:
[snip]
> What I was trying to convey is that I think Peter will 
> have a significant part to play in the battle between
> H and V.  I think the phrase 'by the hand of the other'
> in the prophecy is quite striking and is one of JKR's 
> famous double meaning tricks.  I think we'll see Peter 
> being told to attack Harry in some manner but he'll be
> compromised in doing so because of his life debt. 
[snip again]
 > Whew.  Hope I explained well.  

Pam agrees!

You explained quite well; I truly believe that Peter's hand will 
play some role in the final battle.  I also think that Wormtail's 
betrayal of the Potters will come back to haunt him--it would have 
been interesting to see his reaction to the 'ghostly' Potters when 
they emerged from the priori incantatem effect (probably scared 
him...wandless).

I'm afraid I made the real error in miscommunication here: I was 
referring to (without referencing) arianna's previous post in this 
thread, in which she stated:

[snip from arianna]
> And the dark lord will mark him as his equal:
> Harry has the scar
> Peter has the dark mark
[snip]

Pam again:
--I really don't think the dark mark = scar in profundity.

kmcj continued:
> Can't expect you to read a thesis here now can I?

Pam: Expecto thesaurem? Go for it.