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

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 103041

Kneasy wrote:

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.

vmonte responds:

I think that you are right about what the prophecy is saying, Kneasy.
I don't think that DD is reading the prophecy correctly.  The 
prophecy seems to be the only thing that has stumped DD.  With almost 
everything else that goes on at Hogwarts and anything to do with 
Harry he always knows too much information, way more than he should 
know.  He knows what Ron and Harry saw in the mirror of erised.  He 
knows that Ron and Harry were under the cloak in Hagrid's hut. He 
knows, before term starts in OOTP, that Voldemort was going to have 
access into Harry's mind, etc, etc. 

But with the prophecy he is completely clueless. Trelawny seems to be 
something DD did not expect.  He tells Harry that he was surprised to 
hear the prophecy because when he met Trelawny she appeared to be 
talentless.  When he does hear her prophecy, he thinks it could be 
about Neville or Harry. For someone who is supposed to know 
everything, Trelawny seems to have thrown DD off his game.

So perhaps Trelawny wasn't meant to happen. Did something change to  
allow her to enter the picture? Or did someone else enter her into 
the picture?  Is she really a Seer, or a puppet? Is someone using her 
as a conduit for their own evil plan?  

I would really like to know who was thrown out the night of 
Trelawny's prophecy... 

vivian