Harry as Murderer?

[Miles]

No: HPFGUIDX 158215

> Miles wrote:
> <snip>
>> And I'm quite sure, that she will not make her hero Harry doing
>> something so important she herself thinks is wrong in terms of
>> ethics.
>
> Harry knows that, according
> to this, one of them must die at the others hand.

Miles:
Now, the prophecy tells that "one must die at the hand of the other" and
that the boy can "vanquish" Lord Voldemort. It does NOT say "the boy will
kill him". Both could be interpreteted like that, but something quite
different can happen without contradicting the exact words of the prophecy.
I think it's important that the prophecy is not clear. JKR herself stated,
that the exact phrases are very important.

> Yes, I can see about fifty ways that the following plot might flip,
> but
> for now, Harry believes his quest is this --
>
> "... and then I've got to go after the seventh bit of Voldemort's
> soul,
> the bit that's still in his body, and I'm the one that's going to kill
> him." HBP 651 US HB

Miles:
And as we perfectly well know, Harry quite often fails when he believes
something important.

If he will again, it would not be a surprising twist of the plot.

Miles