Vanquishing Voldemort

[meriaugust]

No: HPFGUIDX 106522

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "celestina707" 
<stargaz77 at a...> wrote:
> David <davidagabbard at y...> wrote:
> > P 841 Order of the Phoenix American Edition:
> > 
> > Dumbledore says:  "that the person who has the only chance of 
> > conquering Lord Voldemort for good was born at the end of July, 
> > nearly sixteen years ago
."
> > 
> > My question: How is Harry supposed to conquer Voldemort for good 
> > if their wands go priori incantatem on each other as they did in 
> > the graveyard?  
> 
> 
> There was a thread recently about the prophecy at the end of OofP, 
in 
> which "one has to die at the HAND of the other", which can be 
> interpreted as Harry needing to vanquish Voldemort with his hands, 
> and not his wand, as we know that priori incantatem will be a 
problem 
> again if they duel once more. I thought it was a brilliant idea, 
btw.
> 
> 
> Celestina

There's also this point, nitpicky as it is. But the whole reverse 
spell effect comes only if two brother wands are forced to duel each 
other. I've read the speculation that Harry might use another 
wizard's wand to fight, so what if either he or LV lost their own 
wands at a critical juncture and then...something happens. 

Meri