Prophecy wording

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 127984


--- 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).  

GEO: I don't understand why this would refer to both Harry and 
Neville rather than just one of the boys.

> IMHO Neville and Harry are in this together - 
> they will join forces to defeat the Dark Lord.  

GEO: I disagree with this. If it was indeed both Harry and Neville 
then why does the prophecy refer to them in the singular (the one) 
instead of say the plural(Ones). Besides think about it, Neville 
hasn't been marked by Voldemort in any form, he doesn't have the 
connection that Harry has to Voldemort and he hasn't shown to have 
the power to vanquish Voldemort, which I for one think is tied into 
the scar that binds both boy and Dark Lord and the fact that 
Voldemort was reborn with the use of Harry's blood and thus 
introduced a weakness into himself.

Plus, look at how similar that Riddle and Harry are: half blood 
orphans raised by muggles. Their mothers certainly played 
significant factors in their existence, they were given the letter 
to Hogwarts and also the opportunity to join Slytherin House, which 
Harry ultimately rejected. If anything the similarities between 
Harry and Riddle most of them, which were caused by Voldemort's 
murder of Harry's family while trying to fulfill the prophecy
just shows at least to me that Harry not Neville is the One here.