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

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No: HPFGUIDX 136285

--- colebiancardi <muellem at bc.edu> wrote:
> 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?  

The thing is, there are two lines in the prophecy mentioning "The one with the power to
vanquish Dark Lord". Grammar wise they don't match up. The first one worded in present
tense: "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches ...". It is
"approaches" as in present tense, not "will be approached" nor "approaching" as if a baby
is coming or will be born.  The last line: "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark
Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...", if one will be born, the one can't be
"approaches" at the same time (remember, its' not worded in a 'it's coming~ from the
future' way. And why repeat about "The one with the power to vanquish Dark Lord" twice?
Why is this repeated twice, with inconsistent grammar? If Harry is the one will be born,
then he can't be the one who "approaches." 

> 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. 

Again, "and either must die at the hands of the other for neither can live while the
other survives ... " can open to many interpretations. Who is the 'either' and 'other' if
they weren't meant to be about 2 people, but 3 people? How do the half-blood trinity:
Voldemort, Snape and Harry fit in?  Remember what JKR said, Harry is now as personal with
Snape as with Voldemort, what's the literary purpose of that? Could it be because there
are actually three people in the Prophecy?

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