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unblock

(52,179 posts)
6. having not read the books myself, how is this obvious?
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:09 PM
Jan 2013

the sign is stupid, of course, but i'm just curious as to what about this is contradicted in the books?

sadbear

(4,340 posts)
9. You're making my inner nerd show in front of all the other DUers.
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:14 PM
Jan 2013

There was a prophecy that allowed for another person to kill Voldemorte. If it wasn't Harry Potter, it would have been this other person.

Recursion

(56,582 posts)
10. Neville was actually the chosen one who stopped Voldemort
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:18 PM
Jan 2013

He destroyed the final horocrux and refused to sell his soul for power.

legaleagle_45

(43 posts)
12. The contradiction
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:29 PM
Jan 2013

Harry was only special because Voldermort choose him. Neville Longbottom would have sufficed in Harry's absence, having both Harry and Neville had been born in the month of July and conformed to the prophecy.

Now mind you I am not really a Harry Potter fan, my daughter was. When she was 11 she wanted to read the first book when it came out. Having heard of the controversy about encouraging the occult and witchcraft, I took it upon myself to read the book cover to cover before allowing my daughter to read it so as to insure it was appropriate for her. As the series progressed, I continued the practice of buying the latest book in the series as soon as it came out and then reading it first before allowing my daughter read it (I finished reading them in just a few days because I did not want my daughter to have to wait long... which explains why I stayed awake long into the wee morning hours reading... because I am a good dad). I did the same thing with the movies as well and this continued up through the release of Deathly Hollows Part 2, as I felt it my parental duty to protect my child from possible harmful influences even though she had the attained the age of 21.

That's my story and I am sticking to it.

unblock

(52,179 posts)
13. lol! it's ok, i like playing skylanders with mini-unblock ;)
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:33 PM
Jan 2013

thanks to you and others for the cliff notes

kenny blankenship

(15,689 posts)
11. And if Mrs. Voldemort had aborted that ugly evil no-nose fetus of hers
Mon Jan 28, 2013, 12:19 PM
Jan 2013

as the attending OB-GYN no doubt urged her to do, Harry wouldn't be a murderer today.

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