Does the prophecy suggest that both have to die (was: Harry will die)

[dzeytoun]

No: HPFGUIDX 104408

"Either must die at 
> the hand of the other, for neither can live whilst the other is 
> alive". To my reading, this means EITHER Harry will die at the hand 
> of Voldemort (or would that really be at the hand of PP, whose hand 
> Voldemort has?  Is LV's wand hand his left or his right?  But I 
> digress.) OR LV will die at the hand of Harry.  The use of "either" 
> means that the two are mututally exclusive.
> 
> 
> claire_elise

I agree with this reading.  The use of "either" clearly indicates 
that the deaths are SINGULAR and EXCLUSIVE OF EACH OTHER.  In other 
words, the prophecy, on literal reading, says that Voldemort will die 
or Harry will die, NOT that both will die.

If JKR had said "Each must kill the other" THAT would imply both will 
die.

Dzeytoun