MY theory as to 'How It All Ends' ...I dispute the "Must Die" theory

[Charles Walker Jr]

No: HPFGUIDX 159690

> Thomas:
> Personally, I believe that the prophecy has been very misleading.  
Something about neither can live while the other does... 
> 
> What gets me is that they were talking about a boys, this prophecy 
> was talking about was both Harry and Neville.  So maybe that part 
> had nothing to do with you know who.


Charles:

Actually, DD explains the prophecy *does* mean Harry and He-Who-Must-
Usually-Be-Hyphenated near the end of HBP. Since I only own it on 
audiobook, I can't quote exactly, but it is something along the lines 
of Voldietwit choosing to mark the "half-blood" Harry as his equal, 
rather than the "pureblood" Neville. AFAIC, "neither can live while 
the other survives," simply means that as long as both live, they 
will be at war. 

On to *my* theory...We know from canon that love is the "power the 
Dark Lord knows not," but most people seem to take that as Harry 
having to sacrifice himself. I think that the *willingness* to 
sacrifice himself for the wizarding world will bring about the power 
he needs to make the actual sacrifice unnecessary. He won't come out 
of the final battle unscathed, but he'll 86 He-Who-Should-Have-Been-
Spanked-As-A-Kid and have a good rest of his life, winning the 
Quidditch World Cup several times as England's seeker.