Which 7th Month? or Marked as Equal?

[Eustace_Scrubb]

No: HPFGUIDX 100033

Since my mention of November 1 as the beginning of the Celtic year
seems to have set off a new wave of speculation about who else the
prophecy might have referred to (i.e., who was born near the end of
May), I feel I should ask another question.

While it seems possible that Dudley Dursley may have been born at the
end of May, would that mean that he is somehow the one spoken of in
the prophecy?  I would argue not, for the prophecy is not simply
dependent on  the child's birth date, but also on being marked by the
Dark Lord as his equal.  I don't think this has happened.  I suppose
it _could_ yet happen, though.

I'll reiterate a comment I made earlier:  I don't think there's any
internal evidence that the WW uses a Celtic calendar (for day-to-day
living).  I think that the WW sees July as the seventh month, no
matter what the Celts might have thought.  As we try to interpret
JKR's writings and predict where she might go with the story, I think
looking for significant influences is fair game--and Celtic folklore
is certainly a good source to mine.  But I don't think we can extend
that into the day-to-day world of the characters.

Am I making any sense here?

Cheers,

Eustace_Scrubb