A thought about the prophecy - the Other's not alive yet

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 97841

Jen Snyder wrote:
> 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.

Del replies :
Why not, but then I'd like to point out that this Other must 
necessarily be not alive right now. Let's see :

-the most obvious solution is that this Other is a baby to be born 
soon. Then we'll see Harry having to kill a baby or die : does that 
remind you of something ?

- the Other could be some kind of reincarnate or ressuscitated 
being. The possibilities are endless, starting with Salazar 
Slytherin for example.

- the Other is some kind of being coming to life spontaneously. We 
know Dementors do that, but this one would have to be special, and I 
don't see how that could be. Any other idea ?

But what's for sure anyway is that this Other cannot be someone 
currently alive or the Prophecy doesn't get any clearer than in the 
Harry vs. LV version.

Del