Neville and the Prophecy - VERY LONG

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No: HPFGUIDX 108238

DuffyPoo wrote:
> Harry is considered to be *the one.* <snip>
>
> But....
>
> What if DD is wrong? He believes it and because be believes it, 
> we believe it too. We believe, because DD believes, that LV has 
> marked HP as *the one* by the curse that rebounded, leaving the 
> scar. We believe, because DD believes, that LV *chose* HP because 
> they are both half-bloods. But what if those beliefs are wrong?
>
> If LV went to the Longbottoms first and killed Neville, we would 
> *know* beyond any doubt, that HP is *the one,* but because HP is 
> attacked first, and LV is *vanquished* we only assume HP is the 
> one. Like everyone else assumes he is the one because the curse 
> rebounded. <snip>


I agree that this theory is very probable, but I still don't think 
that Harry is not the ONE. Prophecies come true because of how 
people interpret them.  Voldemort interpreted the first part of the 
prophecy to mean that a great wizard will be born that will have the 
power to vanquish him.  He had a choice to pick between Harry or 
Neville.  He chose Harry because Harry was a half-blood like him.  
He chose the one that he thought would be a great wizard like him.  
His decision and his actions put the prophecy in motion.  

I believe that if that prophecy was never read or heard by anybody, 
then nothing would have happened.  What is that phrase...."The power 
of suggestion"?  Voldemort wouldn't have branded Harry as his equal 
and inadvertantly given him powers that he would not have had 
otherwise.  Voldemort set the prophecy in motion. Harry is the ONE 
simply because Voldemort chose him, not Neville.

-Erika