As Beryana noted, the title of this thread says "Spoilers Abound," so no need to hide the spoilers.
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Originally Posted by ASUADPi
Okay, maybe I'm just having a blonde moment but who the heck was the person that JK said would come into their power late in life? I seriously don't have a clue who it was. What chapter did it occur it? At first I thought it was Molly, but she came from a wizarding family because while the Weasley's weren't well off, they were Pureblood.
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Originally Posted by cuteASAbug
My guess is that the person who comes into power late in life would be Neville Longbottom, although I'm really not sure about that one either.
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I noted this in a post yesterday, but I went back and checked, and JKR made the statement that one person would do magic late in life an interview in 1999, before the publication of POA. She never said it would happen in the last book. I think people just assumed it would be in the last book.
The speculation I have seen is that she was referring to Voldemort's mother, Merope Gaunt, who couldn't do magic until her father and brother were gone and were no longer squelching her.
Alternatively, it is quite possible that this was a plot point she decided to drop in the 7 years between making the statement and finishing the writing.