10 Ridiculous Harry Potter Fan Theories (That Might Just Be True)

By Rob Leane /

7. Neville Was The Chosen One

"The odd thing is, Harry," Dumbledore told the boy wizard during The Order Of The Phoenix, that the prophecy of the Chosen One - a wizard born in the seventh month of the year, to parents who had tussled with Voldemort before, who would be €˜marked as an equal€™ by He Who Shall Not Be Named, possess a power the Dark Lord didn€™t, and ultimately kill Voldemort - €œmay not have meant you at all.€ The prophecy €œcould have applied to two wizard boys,€ he explains, €œOne, of course, was you. The other was Neville Longbottom." But what if Neville actually is the Chosen One, still? Theorists argue that he is. Although Harry was €œmarked€ by Voldemort with that snazzy scar, Neville played a huge role in defeating the Dark Lord. Let us not forget, that while Harry wasn€™t hunting for Horcruxes, Neville was rallying the troops at Hogwarts. When Potter was €˜dead,€™ Longbottom was still standing up to Voldemort. And, as the battle raged on, it was Neville that killed Nagini, the final Horcrux, by wielding the sword of Gryffindor. That€™s the behaviour of a gallant hero, in anyone€™s books. But what€™s the €˜mark,€™ and what€™s the power Voldemort doesn€™t possess, in Neville€™s case? Perhaps the €˜marking him as an equal€™ shtick actually refers to Voldemort torturing Neville€™s parents into insanity, gifting him with an €˜equal€™ upbringing to his - essentially, that of an orphan. And, maybe the €˜power€™ Voldemort doesn€™t possess is Neville€™s acute knowledge of Herbology€ Okay, maybe not.