The Prophecy

[allies426]

No: HPFGUIDX 142153

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "sweety12783" 
<sweety12783 at y...> wrote:

> "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches . . . 
> born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh 
month 
> dies . . . and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he 
will 
> have power the Dark Lord knows not . . . and either must die at 
the 
> hand of the other for neither can live while the other 
> survives . . . the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord 
will 
> be born as the seventh month dies . . ." (Order of the Phoenix, 
page 
> 841.)
> 


Or what if there is something *missing* from the prophecy?  I know 
it's not likely, since Dumbledore would have realized this, but the 
sentence "either must die at the hand of the other, for neither can 
live..." seems to be central.  What if the sentence should read, "He 
shall have power the dark lord knows not, And either [he] must die 
at the hand of the other, or <such and such a thing - the part that 
is missing> for neither can live while the other survives."  

In other words, instead of the "either" referring to "either 
Voldemort or Harry," the "either" was supposed to be the lead in to 
two situations - either/or.  (Anyone understand my gibberish??)  For 
example:   He shall have power the dark lord knows not, and either 
must die at the hand of the other, or must be saved by a red-haired 
girl (ha ha), for neither can live while the other survives."

The biggest hole, of course, is that Dumbledore would have noticed 
if he missed part of the prophecy.  Even though there was a lot of 
commotion when it happened, I'm sure he's rewatched the whole scene 
in his Pensieve.

Allie
(poking holes in her own theory)