Harry was just the right person in the right place at the right time, but The Chosen One is a much more lofty trope—if Harry is The Chosen One for this, then John Mc Lane is The Chosen One in Die Hard.
The Chosen One is more...like Harry being the golden child who's supposed to bring peace to the world. Being the right guy in one crisis doesn't make him The Chosen One. It's about what a character is, not just that there was a prophecy they'd save the world.
Hmm. I thought the title could have been a lower level. Michael can be called a Chosen One for being a Knight of the Cross after all. He was someone given a choice by God to take up the sword or not. Likewise, if the prophecy had been known in whole, Harry would have had the same choice.
The Chosen One is not about the person being given the choice. And it wasn't even an ancient prophecy, it was a prophecy that was made, like, the week before.
All right, excluding the last part, how is Harry not the Chosen One in this book? An angelic prophecy basically said he would be needed to save the world, and he was.
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