Three People in the Prophecy

[davidagabbard]

No: HPFGUIDX 105926

What if there are three people referred to in the prophecy? On her 
website, JKR says she worded the prophecy "extremely carefully."

What if:
The one = Harry Potter
The Dark Lord = Lord Voldemort
The other = Neville Longbottom

JKR writes:
"and either (*the one* OR the *Dark Lord*) must die at the hand of 
THE OTHER for neither can live while THE OTHER survives..." (all 
emphases mine)

Since I first read the prophecy, I thought that "the other"
referred to Harry or Voldemort and they would have to try and kill 
each other to truly live.

It makes a whole lot of sense to read it that way and it is quite a 
bit simpler than the theory I'm throwing out here, but stay with me.

In the American version of OOP, P. 841, Harry hears the phrophecy 
and then asks: "What did that mean?" Dumbledore explains that the 
only person who can ultimately defeat Lord Voldemort was born at the 
end of July sixteen years ago... Harry asks: "It means -- me?" 
Dumbledore then explains that it could have applied to two wizard 
boys with parents who escaped L.V. three times. Dumbledore 
says: "ONE, of course, was you. THE OTHER was Neville Longbottom." 
(Again, my emphasis.)(OOP American version page 842)

Could JKR throw this type of twist at us? Does she gives us the 
answer to her "extremely carefully"-worded prophecy eight tiny 
paragraphs after she writes it?

I know it is a stretch since this theory would imply that neither 
Harry nor Lord Voldemort can live while Neville "survives" and that 
either Harry or Voldemort will die by Neville's hand, but what do 
you think?

If this theory has previously been posted or even hinted at, I 
apologize. I searched for this topic through the huge archives - but 
found nothing.

Thanks,
David