James and Lily defying Voldemort

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No: HPFGUIDX 147947

hpfan_mom wrote:
"Here's a question - DD says that the prophecy could have applied to
either Harry or Neville, "both sets of parents having narrowly 
escaped Voldemort three times." (OOTP p.842 US edition) But didn't 
James and Lily "defy" LV at GH? Was that their *fourth* time? Or had 
they actually only defied him twice before (despite what DD said 
above) and by appearing at GH he forced them to come into compliance 
with the prophecy?"


CH3ed:
I read it the same way you do about Harry having defied LV 4 times 
rather than 5. And I'd say James and Lily had already defied LV 3 
times before the GH attack because prior to that attack the prophecy 
was applicable to both Harry and Neville. After the GH attack the 
prophecy could only apply to Harry because only he and not Neville 
fulfills the 2nd part of being "marked by the Dark Lord as his 
equal." 

I guess we can possibly score the 4th defiance for James and Lily 
(or maybe for Lily alone, since James' fight and death, tho valiant 
and brave, didn't contribute to the love charm that bounced the AK 
back on LV) for GH. 

CH3ed  :O)