Me thinks it's Harry. Of course it could be Neville. BTW: I am new to this. Bare with meh.

Anyways? Who? When Harry was marked with his scar, Voldemort obviously picked him. But because he didn't hear the whole Prophacy, it could have easily been Neville.

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I think we should ask why has JK chosen TWO boys...she dont write things as important as this without any reason!!!

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I cant remember exactly but wasn't there a prophesy that meant it could have been either boys? So it could have quite easily have been Neville, it just happened to be Harry. I suppose its a good job really that it was harry otherwise Neville would have died at the end of book one and we wouldnt have anymore . I do think that neville has an important part to play in the end though. He'll get his moment when people will realise he's not as dopey as he seems. JKR has written him in for some reason, and because it could have been Neville or Harry, Neville must have a large important job still to come.

It is Harry, in the prophecy, it says Voldemort will mark him as his equal, meaning a scar, meaning the lightning bolt scar on Harry's forehead.
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JK addresses this issue in the FAQ section of her website. She says:







You can go to her website for a full explanation of how Neville relates to the prophesy. But the gist is that Neville does not have any special fate. JK says that, while his relation may seem to some "rather dull", her intent with neville was to show how the prophesy did not "fate" harry, and yet it caused events to be set in motion which led/will lead to its own fulfillment, "marking" harry in the process.



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Harry is definately the chosen one. Like everyone before me mentioned, Neville could just as easily been chosen. However, in order for this to have happened, Lord Voldemort would have had to travel to Nevilles house and try to kill him.

The prophecy stated that the boy has the power the dark lord knows not. Lord Voldemort did not hear this and he also did not hear, He would mark him as his equal.

This means, the chosen one would be the boy who the Dark Lord "marked as his equal". And of course, that dreaded night, Lord Voldemort marked Harry is his equal. Therefore, Harry became the chosen one.

-Horace S.

Well obviously its Harry because Voldy hit him with the curse and gave him the scar, plus Harry has fought Voldy 4 times on his own so I mean come on it has to be Harry but Nevil was very close to being 'The Chosen One'...

The prophecy was self-fullfilling, meaning that, by hearing about and acting on it, Voldemort made it true and it was choice which boy he made it true for. And I think that JK had two possible choices to show this point. I may be wrong, as I don't know her personally, but from the way she writes I kinda get the impression that she doesn't really approve much of things like fortune telling and the like, so maybe it's just a way of saying, "Yeah, there was a prophecy, and it is proving itself to be accurate, but only because it was heard and acted upon"

Then again, I do believe there is more to Neville than meets the eye, and with Jk, you just never know....

Well it is ovious it is Harry. The phorphcie said that Lord Voldemort would mark him as his equal. He oviously made it so Harry was his new enimie. Yes it could have been Nevillle but Lord Voldemort, acted very quickly on what had been said in the phrophies and made it so that Harry was his enimie.

I really do hope it is Harry..and only the prophecy can be read by the person its about..isnt that right?

would be a HUGE waste of 6 books hahahaha

Neville could have been the one in the prophecy, but for some reason LV chose Harry instead (which I find odd bc Nevilles parents where both pure blood and Harrys mother muggleborn, with all of his pureblood mania why pick Harry as the most likely enemy?) So by LV acting upon Harry he is the only one the prophecy pertains to. But I do believe Neville will have a vital role in the conquering of LV, his family has felt the effects of him as much as Harrys.

When the prophecy was made, it could have been about either Harry or Neville. But the key part was the bit that said Voldemort would mark him as his equal. Because Voldemort only heard the first part of the prophecy he thought that he had to get rid of the boy who would later destroy him. He had the choice of two boys - Neville and Harry - and he choose Harry. He did mark Harry as his equal - a mark that took the shape of a lightning bolt scar.

So I think the question isn't who is the chosen one but why is Harry the chosen one. Well I think Voldemort felt that Harry was the biggest threat to him, despite the fact that Neville's parents were both powerful pureblood wizards. Harry was the one who was most like Voldemort , the half-blood so he felt he was more at risk from someone similar to him.

I also have another question. Why did JK chose Neville to be the 'other boy'? Out of all the boys in Harry's year, why Neville? After all Neville's magical ability isn't exactly brilliant, and yet he could have been chosen to defeat the most powerful person ever.

I know that is going slightly ( just slightly ) off topic but it is related a bit lol.

i think she chose neville because he is more powerful than we think. we did see some of his power in OoTP but i think in this book we will see he is much more powerful than we everthought.

Do we know that Neville's parents were purebloods? I know his grandmother was a squib so I don't know if that means his father wasn't really a pureblood or not. And I don't really know anything about his grandparents outside of that. It may have said at some point that his parents were purebloods but I don't remember it. Someone please quote it for me if they find it in the books.

Well im pretty sure the book isnt called

" Neville Longbottom and the Deathly Hallows "

Dd's says in the 6th book to harry that not all prophecies come true... and voldy made the prophecy for harry when he killed his mom and accidentally gave harry powers he didnt have before.

[loosely quoted]

Longbottom's grandmother is a witch, as far as I know. She's pretty proud of her wizardishness (though not in a slytherin-esk way). I doubt she was a squib. And, for the record, it says in book 2 that Neville is a pureblood. Neville is worried about being attacked. Someone reminds neville that he's a pureblood, but he says that it attacked Filch "and everyone knows I'm almost a squib," refering to his ineffitiency at magic at that point.

At any rate, as everyone here has said, the entire point is moot. Rowling said that neville is nothing but the would-be chosen one. His destiny in no way is affected by the prophesy.

-Fish

It was said several times that Neville was pureblood. And Dumbledore pointed out the irony that Voldemort chose Harry instead of Neville.


As for those who say that Neville is very poor at magic, and ask why would HE have been the other choice, think about it, would Harry have been any different if he hadn't been marked? We don't know. If Neville had been marked instead, it is very likely that he would be a much more proficient sorcerer, seeing as some of LV's powers would have transferred into him. And Harry would have been your average run-of-the-mill wizard, with no remarkable DATDA (Defense Against the Dark Arts) skills.

Besides, Neville isn't a bumbling, forgetful (okay so he's still forgetful), near-squib wizard anymore. He's caught up a lot, and actually does pretty well now.



But Harry is the Chosen One, and as has been said, Neville will not have any real link to the prophecy.