Prophecy wording prophecy wording - why repeat it it?

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 128025


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tinglinger" <tinglinger at y...> 
wrote:
> tinglinger again -
> well how about THIS interpretation, geo?
> the POA prophecy was said twice because the event
> it predicted was true and happened twice

GEO: It happened twice from the pov of Harry and Hermione, but from 
the pov of everyone else who weren't time travelling it only occured 
once.

> - meaning 
> that it could not be changed by the time turner....
> otherwise it MIGHT have been possible that the
> prophecy ORIGINALLY was true the first time it
> occurred but was altered by H&H going back in time.

GEO: Go back and read POA. Nothing was changed in the time turning, 
all they did was complete the circle by saving themselves and Sirius 
and Buckbeak.

> As far as the second repetition, you have not
> discredited the possibility that Neville will have
> a major role in defeating Voldemort.

GEO: Possibly because I agree that he would most likely play a major 
role in Harry's war on Voldemort though I might be biased on the 
subject since I rather like Neville. 
 
> I am very curious indeed.
> and as for your question and without providing
> evidence to the contrary, 

GEO: Evidence was provided in my original response through the OP 
didn't seem inclined to respond to the said evidence. 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/127984

> why is it so important to
> you that Neville NOT be the prophecy child?

GEO: I find it most unlikely at this phase of story (about as likely 
as Draco repenting for his sins and joining Dumbledore) and would 
break one of the rules that JKR has apparently imposed on the story 
(Dumbledore being always right in his moments of exposition ) not to 
mention that the evidence supporting this theory doesn't exist 
except for a quote from Rowling saying that she worded the prophecy 
carefully, but then most fictional prophecies have been shown to 
have some alternative explainations or meanings.