`But.then.….but.then,.why.was.it.my.name.on.the.prophecy.and.not.Neville.s?..
`The.official.record.was.re‐labelled.after.Voldemort.s.attack.on.you.as.a.child,.
.said.Dumbledore..`It.seemed.plain.to.the.keeper.of.the.Hall.of.Prophecy.that.Voldemort.could.only.have.tried.to.kill.you.because.he.knew.you.to.b.the.one.to.whom.Sybill.was.referring...
`Then.‐.it.might.not.be.me?..said.Harry.
`I.am.afraid,..said.Dumbledore.slowly,.looking.as.though.every.word.cost.him.a.great.effort,.`that.there.is.no.doubt.that.it.is.you..
`But.you.said.‐.Neville.was.born.at.the.end.of.July,.too.‐.and.his.mum.and.dad.=.
`You.are.forgetting.the.next.part.of.the.prophecy,.the.final.identifying.feature.of.the.boy.who.could.vanquish.Voldemort.….Voldemort.himself.would.mark.him.as.his.equal..And.so.he.did,.Harry.He.chose.you,.not.Neville..He.gave.you.the.scar.that.has.proved.both.blessing.and.curse...
`But.he.might.have.chosen.wrong!..said.Harry..`He.might.have.marked.the.wrong.person!..
`He.chose.the.boy.he.thought.most.likely.to.be.a.danger.to.him,..said.Dumbledore..`And.notice.this,.Harry:.he.chose,.not.the.pureblood.(which,
.according.to.his.creed,.is.the.only.kind.of.wizard.worth.being.or.knowing).but.the.half‐blood,.like.himself..He.saw.himself.in.you.before.he.had.ever.seen.you,
.and.in.marking.you.with.that.scar,.he.did.not.kill.you,.as.he.intended,.but.gave.you.powers,.and.a.future,.which.have.fitted.you.to.escape.him.not.once,.but.four.times.so.far.‐.something.that.neither.your.parents,.nor.Neville.s.parents,.ever.achieved...
`Why.did.he.do.it,.then?..said.Harry,.who.felt.numb.and.cold..`Why.did.he.try.and.kill.me.as.a.baby?.He.should.have.waited.to.see.whether.Neville.or.I.looked.more.dangerous.when.we.were.older.and.tried.to.kill.whoever.it.was.thn.=.
`That.might,.indeed,.have.been.the.more.practical.course,..said.Dumbledore,
.`except.that.Voldemort.s.information.about.the.prophecy.was.incomplete..The.Hog.s.Head.inn,.which.Sybill.chose.for.its.cheapness,.has.long.attracted,.shall.we.say,.a.more.interesting.clientele.than.the.Three.Broomsticks..As.you.and.your.friends.found.out.to.your.cost,.and.I.to.mine.that.night,.it.is.a.place.where.it.is.never.safe.to.assurpe.you.are.not.being.overheard..Of.course,.I.had.not.dreamed,
.when.I.set.out.to.meet.Sybill.Trelawney,.that.I.would.hear.anything.worth.overhearing..My.‐.our.‐.one.stroke.of.good.fortune.was.that.the.eavesdropper.was.detected.only.a.short.way.into.the.prophecy.and.thrown.from.the.buildng...
`So.he.only.heard.‐?T.
.He.heard.only.the.beginning,.the.part.foretelling.the.birth.of.a.boy.in.July.to.parents.who.had.thrice.defied.Voldemort..Consequently,.he.could.not.warn.his.master.that.to.attack.you.would.be.to.risk.transferring.power.to.you,.and.
marking.you.as.his.equal..So.Voldemort.never.knew.that.there.might.be.danger.in.attacking.you,.that.it.might.be.wise.to.wait,.to.learn.more..He.did.not.know.that.you.would.have.power.the.Dark.Lord.knows.not.=
`But.I.don.t!..said.Harry,.in.a.strangled.voice..`I.haven.t.any.powers.he.hasn.t.got,