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

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 136380

D said: 

>>>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 

CathyD now:

When did Snape come over to Dumbledore's side?  He knew LV was going to go after the Potters, we don't know when he found this out.  Around the time Harry was born, perhaps?  Did he then come over to "our side" (born again as a good guy?) and turn spy on LV/DEs for Dumbledore?


 colebiancardi said:
>>Maybe that's the reason 
why DD trusted Snape so much, because he was one of the two that 
would have to work together to kill Voldemort.  Harry destroys the 
horcruxes and Snape is the one who will actually kill.

Cathy D
And why Dumbledore has always insisted Harry call him *Professor* Snape?  You may not like him but you do need to respect him you're going to need him in the end, Harry.


Christina said:
>>What I find interesting is the "power the Dark Lord knows not." 
Someone before suggested Occlumency, and that got me to thinking- does
LV really know how good an Occlumens Snape is? 

CathyD again:
JKR's recent interview said that Snape had loved.  That is the power Dumbledore suspects as being the one the Dark Lord knows not.  However, I don't suspect LV has any idea how *good* Snape is at Occlumency or he most likely wouldn't be so trusting.


spaighter

>>Are you forgeting that the rest of the prophecy states that he will mark him as his equal?  It clearly indicates that it is Harry the prophecy is talking about.

CathyD:
No, I don't think *D* is forgetting that.  There are a nice bunch of ..... before that second part of the prophecy.  While it could indeed mean Harry (the scar), it has been debated on this list that it could also mean Neville (scarred by what happened to his parents), or one of several others.  Or, as Sue, pointed out, the marking could be the Dark Mark on Snape's arm!


Cheryl said:

>>>Suppose a 
mistake was made in interpretation and the wrong person had their 
name put on a prophecy when it actually applied to someone else.  In 
that case, who would be able to remove it?

CathyD:

And there you have it.  The Department of Mysteries *re-labelled* the *official record* "after Voldemort's attack on you as a child.  It *seemed plain* to the Keeper of the Hall of Prophecy that Voldemort could only have tried to kill you because he knew you to be the one to whom Sybill was referring."  It might become *plain* to the Keeper of the Hall but that doesn't make it so.




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