Prophecy misinterpretation?/Oho! in The Cave

[oiboyz]

No: HPFGUIDX 134864

   Cheryl, your theory is the coolest I've heard in ages; I can't
believe how well you make the prophecy fit Snape!

   The "power the Dark Lord knows not" would have to be Occlumency. 
I've wondered before why Voldemort trusts Snape, whatever evidence has
been offered, if he knows Snape is an accomplished Occlumens who can
hide his true feelings.  Maybe that's our answer-- LV *doesn't* know.

   As for "the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal", it seems
problematic either way.  I don't see why a lightening-bolt scar and
the gift of Parseltongue qualifies as having been marked as LV's
equal.  But I can't imagine Voldie giving "equal" status to Snape
either, even after he AKs Dumbledore (hey, Snape had help-- Malfoy had
already disarmed the weakened DD.)  So that part of the prophecy
doesn't fit perfectly either way.  Maybe we're supposed to accept that
things like scars can count as being marked as an equal.  That being
the case, let's watch to see if LV awards Snape with any kind of
special mark or power or shiny new medal in Book 7. :)

   In OOtP, we're told that you can only pick up a prophecy from the
MoM storehouse if it applies to you.  In that case, Snape and not
Harry should have had the power to do it.  Buuuuut... if it's the
Ministry of Magic that decide who the prophecies pertain to, and they
work their own separate bit of magic to fix them to the shelves, then
what matters isn't who the prophecy is really about, but who the
Ministry think it's about.

   So it can all fit!  If Cheryl's theory is right, she will be
honored above all others. :)

    -oiboyz