Huge question about the Prophecy, and a prediction

[davenclaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 132642

I have a huge issue with the Prophecy.  It says that "neither can live 
while the other survives."  Hasn't that been violated for the past 15 
years now?  Is there some sort of time limit?  Can Voldy just go hide 
in the mountains for 120 years or however long Harry is going to live?

This makes me think that there is a reason for the two different 
words: "live" and "survive."  I think she must be using the 
word "live" to mean something different than simply "not be dead," 
whereas "survive" does mean that.

There are many possibilities:  Voldemort's "cursed life, half life" 
thanks to dining on unicorn blood.  His years of being bodiless or 
sluglike.  Harry's inability to truly "live" his own life, as long as 
his life revolves around Voldemort.  Voldemort says he cannot die 
a "mortal death" - has he already died a spiritual death?  Did he 
experience a "type" of death when AK rebounded and hit him, so in that 
sense he is no longer "living"?  Hmmm.

Or, maybe it really does just mean "not dead," and to say 
that "neither can live while the other survives" just refers to the 
inevitability of one killing the other.  But I think JKR said that she 
worded it very carefully, so I don't think she meant that... there is 
some trickery here.

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Now, a prediction:

In GoF, in the graveyard, Voldemort indicates three death eaters - 
Karkaroff the coward, Crouch Jr. the loyal servent, and Snape, who has 
left him forever - AND WILL BE KILLED.

So here's my prediction: either Snape dies in the next two books, OR 
he successfully defends himself, finally earning him that position as 
DADA instructor - or both.  While I can see JKR setting up DADA!Snape 
as part of the conclusion of Book 7, for the year after Harry leaves 
school (or dies), I have a hard time imagining her being able to 
resist writing a full year of DADA!Snape.  So maybe he defends himself 
in 6, teaches in 7, but then is killed... setting up the eighth 
consecutive year with a new DADA instructor!

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Finally: Do you think JKR intended for the killing curse to resemble 
the cliched magical incantation, "Abracadabra"?  I think of that 
whenever I read "Avada Kedavra".

- davenclaw