Why Harry will Live

[esmith222002]

No: HPFGUIDX 110611

> Tonks_op:
> 
> I think that we must look at the whole prophecy. "He will mark him  
> as his equal".  Equal to what? What does LV have that could 
> possibly be of help to Harry?  Equal in power? We know that Harry 
> has a power that LV does not know so that can't be it.  As to who 
> dies and who lives.. I am not any more sure of that than anyone else,
> except that I think Harry will die, and something ?? happens to LV.  
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I think that it is dangerous to try and decipher the prophecy too 
much because we have not heard the whole prophecy. If you compare the 
prophecy Harry heard first hand with the prophecy DD 'allowed' him to 
hear you will find discrepancies. The prophecy Harry heard first hand 
is a complete paragraph, with complete sentences. The Prophecy that 
DD showed Harry contained breaks between sentences (indicating that 
sections were missing) and the middle section contained three 'ands' 
in one sentence. JKR was an English teacher, and if there is one 
thing English teachers hate, it's bad grammar!! As for canon, I can't 
remember the exact quote, but DD was talking as if 'each word cost 
him a great effort'. You might explain this as DD finding it hard to 
finally tell Harry the truth. However, I would explain it as DD 
finding it hard to have to deceive Harry once again!

Chris