Why did Voldemort pick Harry over Neville?

However, Voldemort chose Harry as his target, who was, like himself, a half-blood, rather than the pure-blooded boy named Neville. Voldemort chose Harry as he believed Harry was the most danger to him and he saw himself in Harry before even seeing him.
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Why did Voldemort think Harry was the chosen one?

Voldemort went to kill Harry Potter because Harry filled the requirements of the Prophecy. Voldemort also had the choice of Neville Longbottom, but he chooses Harry to kill because Harry is a Half-Blood, like Voldemort, where as Neville was a Pure-Blood. Voldemort saw Harry as a greater risk that Neville.
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Who was the chosen one Harry or Neville?

We are told that the first three identifying characteristics apply to both Harry and Neville but all five apply to Harry alone. Therefore Harry is unequivocally the chosen one.
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Why did Voldemort choose Harry over Neville Reddit?

“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.
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What if Voldemort had chosen Neville?

Assuming that Neville were the chosen one, his parents would have ended up dead instead of insane. He would probably have still ended up with his grandmother, who is a witch, and she would still have probably given him his father's wand, which he used for the first 5 books.
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What If Neville Longbottom Had Been The Chosen One ? (+ Why Voldemort Chose Harry Over Neville)



Why is Harry the chosen one?

The only reason why Harry was the one is because Voldemort thought Harry was the child the prophecy was talking about. By targeting him and trying to kill him, Voldemort marked him as his equal, while Neville got to live his life without that burden (though that doesn't mean he had an easy life).
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Who is the heir of Gryffindor?

Harry is the Heir of Gryffindor (though his powers have been bound by his father when he was a baby), Neville is the Heir of Hufflepuff, Meghan (OFC, daughter of Sirius) is the Heir of Ravenclaw.
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Why didn't Neville become the chosen one?

What makes Harry explicitly the chosen one in the books is 3 things, 1) Voldemort chose him that night to be the chosen one and decided to kill him and his family personally to avoid the prophecy, 2) Harry and Neville actually talked this out and Harry chose to take the possible responsibility off of Neville and to be ...
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How did Voldemort know the prophecy was about Harry?

One of the people who mentioned that Voldemort had heard half of the prophecy, mentioned that Voldemort had heard that half from Snape, but Snape didn't know about the prophecy until Dumbledore tells him that it "speaks of a boy born at the end of July" (as he says in The Deathly Hallows Pt.
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Who was the chosen one Harry Potter Reddit?

Harry is The Chosen One because Voldemort made the decision (Voldemort CHOSE) to go after Harry after hearing the prophecy. He could have gone after Neville, whole had two pure blood parents, but instead thought Harry, with one new blood parent and one pure blood parent, posed a greater threat.
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Was Harry's father a bully?

All Potter fans know the story: Harry glimpses Snape's “Worst Memory” in fifth year and discovers that his father was not the great guy that any orphaned child would prefer to envision. His dad was a horrible bully who tormented fellow classmates and had a towering ego to match.
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Why is Harry the Heir of Slytherin?

Although it was briefly speculated in The Chamber of Secrets, Harry is not, in fact, a direct descendant of Salazar Slytherin, though he is still distantly related to him; Voldemort is descended from Slytherin and the second Peverell brother, while Harry is a descendant of the third.
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How did Voldemort not know Harry was a Horcrux?

Voldemort wasn't aware of Harry being a pseudo-horcrux because he didn't plan it, and Harry didn't know either until Voldemort “killed” him, but he actually killed the piece of soul kept in him.
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Why did Dumbledore ignore Harry in Order of the Phoenix?

He has grown afraid of Harry's connection to Voldemort. Perhaps Voldemort, knowing Dumbledore's love for Harry, would possess Harry and provoke Dumbledore to kill him. So, Dumbledore attempted to avoid Harry throughout Book 5 for Harry's own good.
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Why did Voldemort let Neville talk?

The only reason Voldemort let him talk is because he saw no threat in Neville. “It doesn't matter Harry is gone.” Neville expresses. “Stand down Neville,” is the only voice heard in the crowd of hundreds.
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Who was the real chosen one in Star Wars?

Anakin ultimately fulfilled his role as the Chosen One and brought balance to the Force, fulfilling Qui-Gon Jinn's belief in the prophecy that foretold Anakin's destiny. Accepting his fate, Anakin joined his Jedi mentors in death by becoming one with the Force.
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Why does Voldemort have no nose?

Following is the accepted answer from there. Voldemort's appearance became more snake-like as he delved deeper into Dark Magic, and his face became more serpentine, which would presumably explain the flattening of his nose.
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How did Lily and James defy Voldemort?

^ Yes, Harry did defy Voldemort, but we are discussing about how Harry's PARENTS defied Voldemort thrice. ^ One of the times James and Lily defied Voldemort was when Voldemort tried to recruit them as Death Eaters, but they refused.
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Why did Voldemort become evil?

Voldemort is motivated by immortality, superiority, racial cleansing, and more than a bit of self-hatred. Many of these things are shown in earlier books in the series, but become crystallized in the sixth. Tom Riddle has a witch mother and a Muggle father, making him a half-blood wizard.
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Who is the most important character in Harry Potter?

Neville Longbottom is the Most Important Person in Harry Potter—And Here's Why. So here's the thing: out of all your wizarding students and house elves and headmasters and Death Eaters and muggles and centaurs, there is really only one person who determines the course of the Harry Potter series. It's Neville Longbottom ...
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Who killed Nevilles parents?

He sent four Death Eaters -- Barty Crouch Jr. and Bellatrix, Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange -- after another boy, the son of Alice and Frank Longbottom. While Voldemort killed Harry's parents and Lily saved her son through the power of love, the Death Eaters tortured Neville's parents with the Cruciatus Curse.
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What was Harry's prophecy?

Harry's Divination exam was a classic example. Much to his concern, his teacher went into a strange fugue and foretold that 'the servant' would set out to rejoin his master, and the Dark Lord would rise, 'greater and more terrible than ever before'.
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Who is the true heir of Ravenclaw?

The Heir of Ravenclaw was an individual prophesized by the centaur Harmonthrep (Ajrand) to bring honor and glory to the House of Ravenclaw. The Heir of Ravenclaw was in time revealed to be Brian Dumbledore (Ajrand).
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Who did Salazar Slytherin marry?

Salazar Slytherin, 927 - 1045

Salazar married Marjorie Slytherin (born Deshayes) on month day 953, at age 26 at marriage place. Marjorie was born on August 15 938, in França, dijon. They had one son: Marius Slytherin.
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Who is the true heir of Hufflepuff?

The Heir of Hufflepuff was none other than Cedric Diggory, who was well on his way to fulfilling the prophecy of the Heir of Hufflepuff when he was tragically murdered by Peter Pettigrew.
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