Lily's sacrifice - Voldemort's 'Mark'

[garybec]

No: HPFGUIDX 106758

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, James Lawlor <jlawlor at g...> 
wrote:
> dcgmck:
> > This is something that has been bothering me ever since I first 
read
> > that pesky prophecy.  I do not see Voldemort as recognizing 
Harry, or
 anyone else for that matter, as an equal.

> James:
> The way I see it, Voldemort "marked" Harry by trying to kill him
> first. He felt that Harry was the biggest threat - the one most 
likely
> to defeat him.


Becki's new idea on this dreaded prophecy;

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches..."

Couldn't this first line be interperated that Harry was born with 
the power to vanquish 
the DL, and, in fact, did  not recieve any extra powers during 
the "Marking".  
Who is to say that Harry isn't born with such exceptional powers, 
including the Parceltongue.  I know Dumbledore says that the LV 
passed some of his powers to Harry during the marking, but isn't he 
just speculating too?  There is no where in the prophecy that it 
says that LV would transfer poweres to "The One", only that he 
would "Mark him as his equal".  Harry could very well had already 
been his 
equal.

Becki (who is going mad with all of these questions but then again, 
what will we do when the 7th book comes out?)
My belief is that LV "Marked" Harry, fulfilling the prophecy, and in 
doing so demenstrated to all who is true enemy is.