[HPforGrownups] Re: Neville Theory.

[Peggy Wilkins]

No: HPFGUIDX 153735

On 6/12/06, eggplant107 <eggplant107 at hotmail.com> wrote:

Eggplant:
> "Peggy Wilkins" <enlil65 at ...> wrote:
> > "either MUST die". That means that
> > either Harry will die; or Voldemort will die.
>
> It is also perfectly consistent with both will die.

Peggy W:
I don't see how it's possible to interpret the word "either" to mean
"both": either never means both, it can only mean one or the other.
In addition, in OOTP's prophecy chapter Dumbledore confirms to Harry
directly that one of them must kill the other, which doesn't leave any
room for both of them dying.

Of course, to pick nits, Harry will eventually die even if he kills
Voldemort--but it won't be via Voldemort murdering him, and could
happen many many years later if he is lucky.  That's not to say he
couldn't run into some trouble after Voldemort is out of the
picture...

Peggy W:
> > the prophecy suggests that if Harry chooses
> > to fight Voldemort, he will win.
Eggplant:
> I am almost certain Voldemort will fail, but I don't think Harry will win.

Peggy W:
I am almost certain that Harry will win.  I'm hoping to collect his
wizard card, the one that will say The Boy Who Lived is known for
defeating the Dark Wizard Voldemort.  :)

On 6/12/06, Lana McMillan <lanzscot at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

Lana:
> Has anyone actually thought that Neville might play a part in the final
> battle? After all, it was Voldemort who chose Harry as his equal and
> not the other way around.  Neville might end up having to play a part
> in the downfall of Voldemort.  The prophecy could have and could still
> be meant about Voldemort and Neville; after all, it's the choices we
> make in our lives that change our destiny.

Peggy W:
I think many people will potentially play a role in Voldemort's
downfall, but I am expecting it to be between Harry and Voldemort
alone in the end: it's their story.  Harry is the one who has to make
the biggest choice because of what Voldemort has done to him.  Harry
is the one whose powers match Voldemort's because of what happened,
and we know Harry has a bit more.  Neville might have that bit more,
too, but the trouble is he's not the one whose "other" powers match
Voldemort's.

-- 
Peggy Wilkins
enlil65 at gmail.com