I've been reading a lot of fanfics that have Dumbledore believing that Harry must die in order for Voldemort to be defeated, and citing the Prophecy. Other times they say that BOTH need to die.
This is often before Dumbledore knows exactly what the scar is.
I do not understand this, as the Prophecy seems to indicate that one of them must kill the other and that Harry is the one that will do it. There is nothing about how Harry must die in the prophecy. I'll copy/paste it from one of the many online sources here:
What is the logic that Harry must be the one to die according to the prophecy? I just can't understand it. To my way of reckoning, From the Prophecy alone, Dumbledore's message that Harry needs to sacrifice himself to get rid of Voldemort is a load of bull, all Harry needs to do is take him down by his hand, which could be by setting a bunch of mines in an area he expects Tom to walk through and pressing a button to set them off when he's in the middle of the kill zone. Thus he dies by Harry's hand.
I was hoping somebody could explain the logic that so many fanfic authors use to make the other interpretations of the Prophecy that Harry must die for the Dark Lord to be defeated.
The only logic behind that was the horcrux in his scar and the only way to remove it was via the killing curse, though the logic on why Harry came back was weak. Which had nothing to do with the Prophecy.
This is often before Dumbledore knows exactly what the scar is.
I do not understand this, as the Prophecy seems to indicate that one of them must kill the other and that Harry is the one that will do it. There is nothing about how Harry must die in the prophecy. I'll copy/paste it from one of the many online sources here:
"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...."
What is the logic that Harry must be the one to die according to the prophecy? I just can't understand it. To my way of reckoning, From the Prophecy alone, Dumbledore's message that Harry needs to sacrifice himself to get rid of Voldemort is a load of bull, all Harry needs to do is take him down by his hand, which could be by setting a bunch of mines in an area he expects Tom to walk through and pressing a button to set them off when he's in the middle of the kill zone. Thus he dies by Harry's hand.
I was hoping somebody could explain the logic that so many fanfic authors use to make the other interpretations of the Prophecy that Harry must die for the Dark Lord to be defeated.
The only logic behind that was the horcrux in his scar and the only way to remove it was via the killing curse, though the logic on why Harry came back was weak. Which had nothing to do with the Prophecy.
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