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

[colebiancardi]

No: HPFGUIDX 136278

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kathryn Jones <kjones at t...> 
wrote:
> 
> > --- Sharkbait <snikker000 at y...> 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.
>      Sharkbait
> 
> Kathy writes:
> 
>      This is an even more interesting theory if we understand that 
Snape 
> is now in a position to over-see the confrontation between Harry 
and 
> Voldemort. The prophesy says "at the hand of the other" meaning 
same 
> place, same time, rather than "by" the hand of the other. 
Regardless of 
> who wins the confrontation, Snape is in a position to kill 
Voldemort if 
> he wins, kill Harry if he is an accidental horcrux thus again 
destroying 
> Voldemort, or remove the horcrux from Harry if JKR intends him to 
> survive. This would explain the "neither can (be allowed to?)live 
while 
> the other survives".
> KJ


this does lend itself to some spinning, doesn't it?  Could Snape be 
the one who approaches - or is it just fancy seer-talk for the 
upcoming birth of Harry?  If it is Snape would kills Voldemort, by 
killing Harry(accidental horcrux), a lot of children and adults will 
be horrified.  I won't be, as I am a HUGE fan of S.King and in his 
books, the *good,nice* people are usually dead at the end of the 
day :)   Or if Snape & Harry defeat Voldemort together, then what?  
Could it be that the neither can be allowed to live while the other 
survives is really Harry & Snape?  Big, bloody battle or will Snape 
just back-slap(magically, of course) Harry and Harry is dead?  

I like Rowling, but I don't give her that much credit to come up with 
that type of storyline in book 7 - the kiddies won't understand it - 
too many grays in there. 

but I like it...just don't think that is what the prophecy was 
referring to....

colebiancardi