Or to put it another way, why does the prophecy in the Ministry have a (?) sign in front of Harry's name? 

This was the label on the prophecy 

```
S.P.T to A.P.W.B.D
Dark Lord
and (?) Harry Potter  

```

Apparently Harry wasn't born when the prophecy was made, so if the prophecy was transcribed soon after when it was made (hence explaining the presence of the (?) sign), Harry's name couldn't have been there since the beginning. If it was transcribed after Voldemort disappeared, by then it would have been pretty clear that the prophecy meant Harry and there wouldn't have been the need for the (?) mark, but it's still there. 

So, as far as the ball of the prophecy is concerned, could Neville have also picked it up safely?