Question about the prophecy

[kamion53]

No: HPFGUIDX 128649

"wherr009" wrote:
> "...AND EITHER MUST DIE AT THE HAND OF THE OTHERFOR NEITHER CAN
> LIVE WHILE THE OTHER SURVIVES..." 

I don't think the prophecy guarantees any kind of invulnerablity to 
the both of them against attacks or assassination attempts by others 
than by one of them.

It more or less predicts that all attempts by others will fail, by 
sheer mishap, coincidence or the sacrifice of an ally.  A prophecy 
most times is a kind of end calculation without showing all the 
events included all those non-seen events are part and necessary for 
the outcome of the prophecy. 

When for instance the prophecy has an included attempt of Dumbledore 
to A.K. Voldemort, which fails because Lucius sacrifices himself and 
takes the blow (please, please, please JKR kill Lucius horribly), the 
prophecy can run its course.

If however Dumbledore decides at the critical moment NOT to A.K. 
Voldemort because he thinks the prophecy says it's impossible, a 
whole new event will happen, which was not the original course of 
that prophecy. 

"kamion53"