JKR cheat with the prophecy - Point of Destiny

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 125019


Julia again:

I really don't know why you think that it's the weakest assumption
that Alice wouldn't have had the chance to sacrifice her...
I think you didn't understand me. IMO there couldn't have been any
chance for Mrs Longbottom to do it because of the part of
prophecy "and DL will mark him as his equal" (which btw is BEFORE
the statement about the powers of the baby - provided by mother's
sacrifice - so it can indicate that the choice will be made before
the sacrifice. This part didn't refer to Neville and will never do -
Neville has NEVER been Voldemort's equal (halfblood) so Alice
couldn't make her sacrifice because Voldemort wasn't predicted to be
after Neville.
I didn't question Alice's abilities or powers I'm sure that if she
were Lily she would have done the same BUT she never got the
chance!!!! Neville was NEVER meant as a target.

vmonte responds:

It's not until after the attack that everyone realizes that Harry has 
become the one marked by Voldemort. Before the attack the prophecy 
could have been about either child, Harry or Neville. And if both 
mothers had performed the same spell on their child, then 
technically, the same result (vapormort) would have happened at the 
Longbottom house. 

And this brings me to another thought. Why wasn't Alice and Frank 
killed I wonder? The DEs seemed very happy and willing to kill entire 
families before the Longbottom attack. I wonder if they were afraid 
to kill Alice in case she had the same sort of protection Lily did. 

Vivian