A thought about the prophecy - Likely Candidates.

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 97840

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Snyder" <jasnyder at i...> wrote:
> ...the prophecy ...the part that says "...and either must die
> at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other 
> survives...".
>
> ... it seems to imply that Harry must kill Voldemort, or Voldemort 
> must kill Harry, ...but they are, in fact, both living now .... 
> 
> What if "the other" is another person?
> 
> ... interpreted as either Harry or Voldemort must die at the hand of
> The Other (another person/being/force), ... neither ... live if this
> other person/being/force is alive.  
> 
> ... maybe the final battle isn't Harry vs Voldemort, ... Harry and
> Voldemort both do battle against some other person, and that one of 
> them must sacrifice himself, or both of them will die.  ...edited..
> 
> Or have I just been staring at these words too long?...
> 
> Jen


bboy_mn:

I'm with you up to the point where Harry and Voldemort join forces
against the unknown third party. Perhaps what it means it that this
OTHER must make a moral choice, and in making that moral choice must
decide if he will kill Harry or if he will kill Voldemort. 

Likely candidates- (for my theory)
-Peter 'Wormtail' Pettigrew
-Severus Snape
-Lucius Malfoy
-Draco Malfoy

However, we do have one very obvious and definite third party involved
in the Prophecy, and that is Neville Longbottom. Although, I think
Neville is very significant, I don't see how to work him into your theory.

You theory does have some interesting aspect to it, and I admit I find
myself intrigued, but for the life of me, I can't think of who this
third party OTHER would be in your scenerio. Dementors maybe? 

Combining our two theories, maybe it will come to the point where the
Dementors have to choose who they are going to kiss. Will they benefit
more from the goodness of Harry, or the evilness of Voldemort. In the
end, they must of course choose to kiss the evil Voldemort. That
would, in a very round about way, mean that Harry was saved once again
by his own goodness.

I will say this, I've thought from the very beginning, and continue to
think, that this one live in the Prophecy holds the key to everything.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn