Prophecy wording

[chrisnlorrie]

No: HPFGUIDX 127975


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "B.G." <hambtty at t...> wrote:
> The Prophecy begins with "The one with the power to vanquish the 
> Dark Lord approaches.....BORN to those.......as the seventh month 
> dies (this is Neville).  The Prophecy ends with "The one with the 
> power to vanquish the Dark Lord WILL BE BORN as the Seventh month 
> dies (this is Harry).  IMHO Neville and Harry are in this 
together - 
> they will join forces to defeat the Dark Lord.  But mid-Prophecy 
it 
> gets disturbing, "And either must die at the hand of the other for 
> neither can live while the other survives...."  The other is LV 
and 
> either/neither refer to Neville and Harry.  And (they) either must 
> die at the hand of LV for neither (of them) can live while LV 
> survives.  I think that "Live" is not literal but "Live" as in 
live 
> their life - choose a career they would enjoy (not one forced on 
> them in able to fight against LV endlessly), marry, have a family, 
> etc) while LV survives.  Harry and Neville will survive but we'll 
> all be on an emotional roller coaster before the end of Book 7.  
> Can't wait!


I have thought about this, too, but I didn't know how to word it 
without confusing myself!  Thank you for putting it out there.  I 
have to agree with you on this, because I just somehow feel that 
Neville is important in all this.

Alora :)