A thought about the prophecy

[Jen Snyder]

No: HPFGUIDX 97828

I was thinking about the prophecy earlier today (actually staring at part of
it because it's my screensaver)...the part that says "...and either must die
at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives...".
That's always bothered me, because it seems to imply that Harry must kill
Voldemort, or Voldemort must kill Harry, because neither of them can live if
the other one is living...but they are, in fact, both living now (since
Voldemort was returned to human form in GoF).  And then it occurred to me...

What if "the other" is another person?

Then the phrase could be interpreted as either Harry or Voldemort must die
at the the hand of The Other (another person/being/force), because neither
one of them can live if this other person/being/force is alive.  And then
maybe the final battle isn't Harry vs Voldemort, it will mean that Harry and
Voldemort both do battle against some other person, and that one of them
must sacrifice himself, or both of them will die.  I know that Dumbledore
says that the prophecy means that Harry must vanquish Voldemort, or vice
versa, but he's been wrong before...and the growing connection between Harry
and Voldemort might presage their need to (gulp!) join forces?

Or have I just been staring at these words too long?...

Jen