life and the prophecy

[tonks_op]

No: HPFGUIDX 112030

theredshoes86 <ballerinalaura at m...> wrote:
> In my opinion, neither neither of them are truly 'alive' because 
> they are connected.  In my opinion, they share one life, and 
> neither one can have their own life until the other dies.


Tonks here:

I have said this before in a somewhat different form and I will 
restate it here:  I think that it is a metaphor for the struggle for 
good or evil in both the soul of one person and in the world. 
Neither one is 100% alive if the other is there to challenge and 
oppose him. Only one can truly and fully live, if live means without 
opposition. If Harry dies, Voldemort and evil have won. If Voldemort 
dies, than Harry and good have won. But they are "in essence one". A 
ying/yang. How do you know good is good unless you know evil? How do 
you know evil is evil, unless you know good?? Voldemort says "there 
is no good or evil, only power and those to afraid to use it".  I 
think that is a key to what JKR is trying to tell us in the prophecy.

I know this is not clear, but I have an untidy mind. Sorry.

Tonks_op