Oh, The Possibilities! (Re: The prophecy - a maverick view....)

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 128362


> 
> John:
> If you want to spend a great many more happy hours confusing 
> yourself even further, assume that the prophecy applies to three 
> people. Assume also, and this is the confusing bit, that terms such 
> as "him" and "he" and "Dark Lord" and "other" need not apply 
> consistently to the one person. For instance:
> 
> "The one (Harry/Voldy/Third Person) with the power to vanquish the 
> Dark Lord (Harry/Voldy/Third Person) approaches, born as the 
seventh 
> month dies, born to those who have thrice defied him 
> (Harry/Voldy/Third Person)
and the Dark Lord (Harry/Voldy/Third 
> Person [need not be the same person as before!]) will mark him 
> (Harry/Voldy/Third Person) as his (Harry/Voldy/Third Person) equal, 
> but he (Harry/Voldy/Third Person) will have power the Dark Lord 
> (Harry/Voldy/Third Person) knows not
"
> 
> 
and so forth. "The Dark Lord" might refer to Voldy in one case, 
and 
> then to *someone else* when the term is later mentioned again. 

Finwitch:

Indeed it could be. As the prophecy does not use NAMES at all, it 
could very well refer to anyone. Even the 'Born as the 7th month 
dies' is not clear. It could mean late July (Harry/Neville), it could 
mean late September (the name in Latin means seventh) or the end of 
the 'seventh month counting from the moment the prophecy was given'. 
It doesn't mention any year...

And... well, Harry vanquished Voldemort as Voldemort 'marked him' - 
thus that happened. As for the 'either must die at the hand of the 
other for neither can live while the other survives' - could easily 
have referred to Harry/Quirrelmort at the end of PS.

Finwitch