life and the prophecy

[Susana da Cunha]

No: HPFGUIDX 111998

Mirodunum wrote:


"The prophecy (in OotP) has been bothering me:
(a) if "neither can live while the other survives", what does that
imply? As far as we know, Harry is alive and will be until at least
Book 7.  Voldemort got his  body back at the end of book 4; so
they'll both be alive for two or three years, no?"
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I gave my humble opinion in post 110561:

"If surviving is a completely different thing than living, then maybe we can
do the following interpretation:
For (because) neither (not any) can live (stay in the state of exercising
life) while (whereas) the other (who's hand is mentioned) survives (doesn't
die).
That is: because both can't stay in the state of life, but one will
 survive."

I stick by it.



Susana