[HPforGrownups] Snape as the One in Prophecy (was Re: Snape Moratorium)

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No: HPFGUIDX 136271

--- Sharkbait <snikker000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
 
> I think Snape is part of the prophecy.  this part, (OotP pg.841) "The 
> one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches..." Snape was 
> caught outside the door when Trelawny was making that prophecy. 
>  and the part where it says "... and either must die at the hand of the 
> other for neither can live while the other survives." now that has me 
> confused with all the other,neither, eithers so I think it's 2 others 
> and 1 either? I'm am hoping someone smart will read this and explain it 
> to me.

Yes I recently read that from a thread on TLC board that too. 
More in-depth discussion here:

http://www.leakylounge.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST&f=16&t=10057&st=0#entry281113

I think it was brought up long ago in HPFGU. I think it's highly possible, it is one of
the more interesting twist on the Prophecy, that JKR has said to be deliberately
"ambiguous" (even to her character), and she worded it very carefully. There has to some
twist in it, regardless whether DD said it doesn't matter or what. The word "approaches"
fit JKR's 'Half-Blood Prince" type of clever simplistic misleading wordings. Perhaps
Snape, along with Harry, are the One(s) with the power to vanguish the Dark Lord.

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