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

[vmonte]

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Amber wrote:

So now we have Harry marked as the Dark
Lord (Voldemort) his equal and has power he knows
nothing about. What is this power Harry posseses (love?)
and how can he use it to defeat Voldemort? To be
honest I don't know. Yes James and especially Lily
died saving their son, but I don't think it has
anything to do with the last part of the prophecy.
That both had to die so Harry could live. I'm sorry
Kneasy, but I can't buy this theory. IMHO the
"neither" refers to Harry and Voldemort, because
"either must die at the hand of the other". It's a
great theory though.


vmonte replies:

Hi Amber, welcome to the group. I happen to really hate the prophecy, 
so I am probably biased.  But I think that if JKR really wanted us to 
understand it, she would have filled in peoples names instead of 
using words like "neither" (very vague) and "seventh month" (does she 
mean month of July, or seven months after the prophecy was spoken, 
and if born in July -- what year?). The prophecy is vague because it 
is either a hoax, or someone is not interpreting it correctly.

vivian - Just MHO