Why didn't Voldemort die? (long)

[Darby]

No: HPFGUIDX 110211

 HumanTupperware:
> 
> >hey there.... I've been thinking about this since I read the Edin.
Fest. 
> Transcript....and I just wanted to point out something about the
prophesy.
> 
> I have a sneaking suspicion that the prophesy had already been
fullfilled....
> 
> The one with the power approaches.... Harry
> Born to those who have trice defied him.......Lily and James
> born as the seventh month dies.......31st July (sorry, don't buy the
roman 
> calendar stuff)
> 
> The dark lord will mark him as his equal....the AK curse
> 
> but he will have power the dark lord knows not....lily's
love/protection...the 
> rebounding of the curse
> 
> "and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live
while the 
> other survives..........Voldy does "die" at this point, in the sense
that he cannot 
> live while the other (harry) survives...........the only reason he
doesn't die 
> completely is that he has taken precautions to cheat death......we
know he is 
> afraid of death so has taken on some magic to prevent this.....
> 
> 
> I'm not sure where this theory leaves the story to come, or even if
it is at all 
> valid, but I thought it may be another way of looking at it. If the
prophecy has 
> already been filled, then Harry doesn't have to deal with Voldy
alone, which 
> though a relief, would also be a total letdown. 
> 
> hmmmmm? any thoughts?

I kind of like the track you're on here, but one thing about your last
statement(about Harry not dealing with VM alone) is;
When JK was asked "If you could be one of the characters for a day,
who would it be?"
She said "Definitely not Harry, because I would not want to go through
it all. I know what is coming for him so there is no way that I would
want to be him."  Sounds like he is going to have a rougher time than
the others and there must be something that only he can do.

Darby