The Prophecy (was Re: Lily being spared)

[June Ewing]

No: HPFGUIDX 189857


>Potioncat:
> Actually, it was DD who told Harry the prophecy could mean
either of two boys--the Potter child or the Longbottom child.
The prophecy only says that one approaches. It's DD's
> interpretation that it could have been either child.


June:
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..." That is
exact from the book. Dumbledore said there were two boys born
at this time and it could have been either boy but Voldemort
choose Harry (the half blood) over Neville (the pure blood).

I've copied and pasted from the Lexicon:
http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/trelawney.html#prophecies

"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..." (OP 37).

The situation was that there were two boys to choose from.
Although that was not part of the spoken prohecy. The situation
was also that Snape asked for Lily to be spared and LV agreed
which then set in motion the potential for the love magic to
kick in. Then the offer was made to Lily to step aside and Lily
refused.

For that matter, the fact that LV heard about the prophecy
helped put it into motion. Although we as a group are not in
agreement whethe it would have played out anyway if he had not
heard it.

I think Pippin is right in her recent post responding to mine
speculating what would have happened if LV had chosen Neville.
If LV had shown up when Lily wasn't at home there would be no
love magic, no rebounded curses and Harry would be legally dead.
But I think if LV had chosen Neville--DD would have continued to
hide the Potters and when LV came, Lily would be there.

Apologies for any typos--I'm having trouble seeing the screen
today.










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