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Orlando, I agree with you. But couldn't it be that Neville and Wormtail are in some way related? I remember that moment in the Chamber of Secrets when Dobby and Harry were talking in the hospital wing. Dobby said that history was repeating itself. Well, it doesn't just have to be for that year, right? Maybe some of the events have happened before. So maybe Neville is repeating Wormtail and another Dark Wizard is on it's way.

Posted by Natasha Rosen from Spain on June 21, 2007 10:31 AM

wow Orlando good point anyone of Harry's friends could be a eater that just hasn't been revealed yet.

I know that almost everyone thinks that there is no way that Neville can be the chosen one. But the prophecy never says that Harry is the chosen one. That is a title that was given to him by other wizards.
I think it is possible for Neville to be the other chosen one for these reasons...

1. the phrase "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches..." is repeated so it is possible that it is refering to 2 different people.
2."Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month s..." this could be either Harry or neville or both.
3."and the Dark Lord mark him as his equal" if you replace the word "him" with Harry then that part of the prophecy have been fulfilled.
4."but he have power the Dark Lord knows not..." I think this part is also refering to neville.
5. "and either must at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... " this can be saying that Harry and neville may have to fight each other.

Here is the prophecy the way i see it:
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month s (Harry and Neville)... and the Dark Lord mark him (Harry) as his equal, but he (Neville) have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either (Harry or Neville) must at the hand of the other for neither (Harry or Neville) can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord be born as the seventh month s..."

in and interview JKR says that both she and dumbledore phrase the prophecy carefully. Does anyone other than me think that this is how it is really meant to be?

Posted by taryn from Easton, Pennsylvania on June 21, 2007 7:54 PM

Well, I think that Neville s Voldemort after Harry (if he is a horcrux) has ed himself. I just thought because Neville too fills the prophecy...

Posted by Mika Jokinen from Kokkola,Finland on June 22, 2007 01:58 AM

Scout - I have never taken Legilimency to mean that a thought could be placed in someone's mind. Legillimency is the art of reading thoughts and emotions. Perhaps the practice brings the thought being extracted to the top of the target's mind, but it certainly does not seem to be able to put a thought in there that was not there already. And who would be able to get into Voldemort’s mind without him knowing, anyway? It just doesn’t seem possible to me that Voldemort was telepathically coerced into choosing Harry rather than Neville.

Posted by Monkeeshrines from orlando fl on June 22, 2007 09:14 AM

Here's what I wonder about the prophecy...it says that NEITHER can live while the other survives. I can't shake the thought that it's a fancy way of saying that neither of them live...

Posted by Amy from P. Kentucky on June 22, 2007 4:30 PM

I think neville be there when harry needs him the most, remember the fight at the minstry of magic, again at the school the night the eaters got in. Harry's scar being a horcrux, voldemort didn't know he transfered part of his powers to him, maybe he transfered part of his soul also without knowing about it, hopfully giving Harry the edge he needs.

Posted by pamela sue from arkansas on June 23, 2007 9:28 PM

I'm thinking now (after reading this article) that Neville in fact might be supertalented at occlumency. We know Harry isn't very good at it. This would be a talent of which the Dark Lord knew nothing. Not sure how it fits in to the whole though. I DO think he's a bit like Wormtail, but I don't think he'll "go bad."

Posted by jane on June 25, 2007 12:57 PM

What is the significance of Neville's toad Trevor? Could it be an Animagus? He is looking for it when we first meet Neville.

I am reading the 1st book and writing down all the references to Neville. One that I found interesting was that his Great Uncle seems like he wants to him, well he is the one who gives Neville the toad. Could Neville's familly be eaters guarding him from his true power or is he a horcrux? Is Trevor a way to control him?

Posted by Yulia from Santa Barbara, California on June 25, 2007 1:18 PM

Tayrn, JKR says on her site in the rumors area that Harry and Neville not have to each other.

Posted by Reg from Texas on June 25, 2007 2:26 PM

i think that rebecca on the page before makes A BUNCH of good points. but...i don't think that dumbledore is a horcrux. even harry being a horcrux is a little weird. if you think about it--if you were a horcrux of lord voldemort's then you have part of his soul in you. and....the part in the first book with the sorting hat would't harry have been put in slytherin. even though harry WANTED to be in gryffindor that fact that part of salazar slytherin's descendant is inside him would definitely put him in SLYTHERIN! and wouldn't harry know if part of Voldy was in him? he would probably at least get some evil flashes like the way people get hot flashes. like in the order of the phoenix, after harry saw mr weasley getting bit and he went to dumbledore's office, he looked at dumbledore and he felt a "a surge of hate." things like that would have happened much more often.

Posted by Anonymous on June 25, 2007 10:34 PM

In regards to the prophecy,

"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month s... and the Dark Lord mark him as his equal, but he have power the Dark Lord knows not... and either must at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives... the one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord be born as the seventh month s..." (OotP pg 841/741)

The wording sort of plays around with you, but "either" in the second part of the prophecy could be referring to both Neville and Harry, rather than the chosen one and Voldemort. Harry and Neville are both described in the prophecy, so maybe one of them must live while the other s, and so on. Also look at the theory on this website that Neville is similar to Pettigrew, and there is foreshadowing that he might betray Harry. Anyway, Neville and Harry can fit into the meaning of the prophecy together depending on how the wording is interpreted.

Posted by HannaH from Scottsdale, AZ on June 26, 2007 09:02 AM

I agree with Taryn from Pennsylvania! We said almost the exact same thing, except she probably explained it better.

Posted by HannaH from Scottsdale, AZ on June 26, 2007 09:27 AM

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