[HPforGrownups] Was Harry Born a Muggle?

[Lee Moyo]

No: HPFGUIDX 105783


gelite67 <gelite67 at yahoo.com> wrote:
My personal theory as to why LV couldn't kill Harry:  Snape was there 
and interfered b/c he was in love with Lily.  He arrived too late to 
save her, but he saved Harry so that part of her would live on.  

My alternative theory is that LV got it wrong and Neville was the 
person referred to in the prophesy.  Harry was born a Muggle but 
became a wizard when LV transferred some of his powers to him (marked 
him as his equal).  LV could only kill the infant who was mentioned 
in the prophesy; since Harry wasn't the infant, LV couldn't kill 
him.  There are references to LV killing Muggles, but no other 
references to him killing infants, I don't think.  

Just a theory . . . ready to be shot down.

Angie


Lee:

I disagree with your second theory. If we are to take the prophecy to be accurate, then as DD pointed out, he may have made a mistake, but the fact that Harry, is the marked one, and not Neville, and the fact that He, LV would attempt this him self and as to Neville who the attempt never took place and other criteria which happened to Harry on the night in question but did not happen to Neville mean that Harry is the correct one and not Neville. It could have turned out the other way but for that to happen then, it would have to be Neville who had the scare and the rest of the other criteria. Read the prophesy and what DD has to say and then I think it all ties up that way.