MAJOR MAJOR SPOILER - THE ALCHEMIST THEORY IN TWO ACTS

[cookiemacster]

No: HPFGUIDX 131983

tinglinger <tinglinger at y...> wrote:
> (some snip-age!)>>
> Dumbledore has a plan to
> lure Voldemort to his destruction based on a bogus
> prophecy by Cybil Trelawney. 
> Voldemort believes the "prophecy" and concludes that
> either Harry must kill him or he must kill Harry.
>>>>(more snipzzzz)
> And Dumbledore had this plan........
> He approached Tom Riddle and says "How would you
> like to live forever?"
> Riddle goes "Sure, but what's the catch?"
> "You must drink the Elixir of Life that I and my
> partner have produced from the Sorcerer's Stone.
> That will give you immortality. Then you must face
> this dark wizard Grindelwald, who will try to kill
> you with an Avada Kedavara spell. But don't worry!
> You can't die because the Avada Kedavera spell
> cannot work on an immortal! 


Cookiemacster:
This seems to be a very well thought out theory! I'm still a 
little confused though! 
a. Out of all the people in the WW why would Dumbledore choose Tom 
Riddle as his "pawn"? Wouldn't he choose someone more worthy of 
such an important task? Why choose a student, who you believe to be 
headed down a dark path, to help take down Grindelwald? Would he not 
be scared that Tom Riddle would betray him?

b. With all the emphasis on the importance of the specific wording 
and such surrounding the prophecy, I'm a little uncertain I can 
believe that it is "bogus" and merely part of a strategy. Besides, 
in your theory you make it sound as though Voldemort had heard the 
prophecy in its entirety, which we are told is not true (don't have 
book handy, it's in the car! sorry no page number!). I don't really 
see how that part can fit into your theory...  more details please!

      Cookiemacster
     (trying to cut back on the lurking!!!)