Was Harry designed as the Anti-LV weapon ?

[Kelsey Dangelo]

No: HPFGUIDX 117191


Kelsey:
Here's one of my problems with the
prophesy-literary-function. Personally, I was
disappointed that the prophesy was the answer to the
BIG question "Why does Voldie want to kill Harry?" It
seemed to be a cop-out (but I don't have a problem
with it following literary tradition).

Prophesies are tricky. People can't tell if the
prophesy is predicting the future or causing the
future. Would Harry defeat the Dark Lord if it hadn't
been for the prophesy? Would Oedipus killed his father
and married his mother if it hadn't been for the
prophesy? It's impossible to tell. The Fates may have
set it up, or they may just be just another word for
what was already determined by who Voldie and Harry
were. Free will or none, Parental planning or none,
Oracle or none, it seems like that's the way things
are.

Basically, it turns into a mobieous strip of logic.

Kelsey, who like prophesies, but not in the
Potterverse and is sorry if she stumbled off the thread.