[HPforGrownups] Re: Why NOT Lily? (was: Lily, Harry, and Voldemort's demise)

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 41984

Rowena writes:

> This brings up something I've been wondering ever since I first read PoA.
Why
> WASN'T Lily a target?  Every description of that night implies that Lily
was
> killed only because she protected Harry from Voldemort.  Even Harry's own
> flashes of recall show Voldemort telling Lily to "Stand aside, you silly
> girl."  (It's either during the Quidditch match when he passes out, or
when
> he's working with Lupin on the Patronus Charm.  I need to start bringing
my
> books to work *grin*)
>
> When I read that passage (and it may indeed just be my interpretation), I
get
> the impression that Lily dying wasn't in the plan.  Anyone else get this
> impression?  Any thoughts as to why?

That's where I get my "Lily is Voldemort's daughter" theory.  :)  Long
story.  Obviously, she couldn't be intended to die, or else her death
wouldn've been a "sacrifice" and Harry wouldn've had protection he'd be
dead, Voldemort would rule the world and actually we'd have had no books to
read to begin with.  Anyway, I do think, though, that JKR has a very
important reason as to why Lily wasn't an intended victim.  And the only
thing that I have to go on is the "stand aside" parts and the "I'll do
anything" from Lily and the green eyes.  There is something about those
green eyes.  But what?  If only I knew what color Tom Riddle's eyes were.
<sigh>

Then, it could also be that Voldemort had agreed not to kill Lily in
exchange for allegiance from one of his followers.  Or something along that
line.

Richelle