Prophecy - Thrice Defied?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 113774

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> wrote:
> Does anyone else wonder what "thrice defied" means in the prophecy in 
> OOP? Does that mean Lily & James and the Longbottoms refused to join 
> LV three times each?  Or does "defy" mean something else? Regardless 
> of what it means,why would LV give them a second or third chance to 
> defy him?  Unlike DD, I would imagine LV doesn't believe in second
or third chances.
> 
> Angie

Carol:
I asked the same question some time ago. I can't find my original
post, but here's a link to one that quotes mine and links to some of
the responses (including mine to my own idea):

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/112452

I think we agreed that the "defiances" were not necessarily physical
conflicts (duels). In fact, they were almost certainly defiances of
Voldemort's will (or his supposed authority) rather than some sort of
defeat, as some readers have supposed. Beyond that, I don't think we
reached any consensus.

Carol