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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I was going to say that too -- just because one has to die at the hands of the other doesn't mean that one necessarily has to kill the other. Harry could accidentally knock a rock onto Voldemort, which would hit his head hard enough to kill him, and that would fulfill the prophecy even though it wouldn't exactly be murder. Not that I think that's what's going to happen.
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Just to be fair, this is what was actually written in the book:
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - p. 841
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. ... Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies ... and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not ... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives. ... The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies. ...
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It seems that Harry has to actively kill Voldemort himself, rather than passively participating in an "accident."