Prophecy fullfilment in SS?

arrowsmithbt arrowsmithbt at btconnect.com
Wed May 19 16:13:27 UTC 2004


No: HPFGUIDX 98838

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at m...> wrote:
> Oh good, you asked for opinions.  Opinions, I have lots of!
> I think the prophecy is talking about two different events.  The one 
> with the power to vanquish approaches...(Is that close enough?)  He 
> has the power to, doesn't mean he will....and if something happened 
> to him...too bad.
> 
> I think the "either, neither, other" part is referring to a paticular 
> episode still to come. And may have been enhanced by events at the 
> graveyard with that potionmaking session. And during that yet to come 
> episode, one must kill the other because at that point, they 
> can't both live (wording changed a little to make my view clear)

 
I  agree.

It may be significant that DD uses the word 'vanquish' when describing
what happened to Voldy at Godric's Hollow ;

"Voldemort had been vanquished hours before, yet his supporters..."
OoP Chap 37.

And JKR is pretty punctilious about her vocabulary. So it's quite possible
that the vanquishing happened long since. And vanquish is defined as
to triumph, to defeat. It does not usually  mean 'to kill'.

Harry had the power to vanquish, does he have the power to kill, as the
Prophecy requires and as DD says he must? If so, then how? Voldy seems
AK proof and damn near immortal. I doubt if beaming love and 
compassion at him would work, either.

Could be some fascinating plot twists developing as Harry struggles with
this one.

Kneasy






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