Neville and the Prophecy (was The Longbottoms-a theory)

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No: HPFGUIDX 102985

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "M.Clifford" <Aisbelmon at h...> wrote:
> 
> 
> Valky replies:
> Just to clarify first my 4th scenario and why I had suggested 
> Imperio context may be applicable, (NB my original post did invite 
> the reader to add context of their own) I hint at Imperio as a 
> context for this scenario as I imagine perhaps if LV was to somehow 
> find out the last part of the prophecy and read into it as I have 
> that the term *other* applies to Neville that he would have his 
> perfect weapon against his would be defeat in the boys. 
> 
> In more detail supposing the paragraph before had come to pass and 
> LV was aware that he or Harry must die by Nevilles hand, he could 
> devise a plan where he might Imperio one or both of the boys to duel 
> each other to the death. 
> 
> And just supposing that the term *other exclusively pertains to 
> Neville if Harry were to by some stroke of misfortune slay Neville. 
> Then the neither can live while the *other/Neville survives would be 
> fulfilled. And the surviving of the either would be freed of the 
> prophetic doom. 


Hmm. Nicely bangy. Neville  kills Harry or vice versa while Imperio!ed.

Not so confident of that, myself. The odds seem to be against it - Harry
can shake off the curse and Neville would be better served by beating 
him to death with his Mimbulus than duel with wands.

As  to that Prophecy -  a pox on't!

I've brooded on that thing long and often - and got nowhere. 
More significantly no one else has managed to crack it, either. I'm 
beginning to suspect (no, not beginning, it's something that occured to
me late last year) that the damn thing is there as a distraction - something
for us to play with that'll keep us out of mischief while JKR stacks the deck
elsewhere.

My other theory is that it refers to past events, specifically Godric's Hollow,
and that the "neither" that  can live is James and Lily and "while the other
survives" refers to Harry. That way the Prophecy highlights Harry's
protection and the fact that his parents had to die for it to take effect.
I posted that last  year too, mostly to the roar of thunderous indifference.
Ah, well. 'Twas ever thus. Too clever for my own good, sometimes.

Kneasy