Three People in the Prophecy

[meidbh]

No: HPFGUIDX 108295

> Meidbh:
"BUT but but...
Harry is the one who can destroy VM ("the one with the power to 
vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...the dark Lord will mark him as 
his equal" OoP). Note the wording "THE one...approaches" not "A 
one...approaches". Only one person can destroy VM and that person is 
marked by him. It can only be Harry."
 
> Geoff:
"Grammatically, you could have said just "one" which would still 
carry the same meaning of a particular person."

Meidbh responds:
Absolutely. 
If JKR had worded the prophecy differently ("One approaches with the 
power...") then we would only know that A person with the power to 
vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. There would be no evidence that 
this person was the only one with the power.
But she chose to say "The one with the power...approaches". I do not 
believe the wording is accidental. It suggests that only one person 
can vanquish our red-eyed friend and he has been marked.

Meidbh :-)