Re: [the_old_crowd] Re: The Prophecy From Voldemort's POV (long)

[susiequsie23]

Neri:
But the prophecy also says "and either must die by the hand of the
other". This is a bit more difficult to wriggle out of, but still
possible.


SSSusan:
Just to throw a bit of a wrench into this, the prophecy actually states "and either must die *at* the hand of the other...."  Technically, this could provide a bit of an out, couldn't it?  Maybe at the end we'll find Voldy lying dead *at* [i.e., alongside, next to] the hand of Harry, but not necessarily *by* [i.e., as a result of, because of] the hand of Harry?

Bit of semantics, I know, but the phrase "at the hand of the other" seems to leave the possibility more open than the word "by the hand of the other," which seems to me to more strongly suggest a causative relationship.

Or maybe not. :-)

Siriusly Snapey Susan




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