[HPforGrownups] Re: Would Lily have been spared?

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42196

Eledhwen writes:

> We know that he wanted Harry dead, but do we really know that he
> wanted James dead. James went to try to hold Voldemort of, thus he
> became an obstruction. Isn't it possible that Voldemort killed James
> simply because he was in the way, just like Lily. If I am mistaken
> and there is some evidence that states that Voldemort specifically
> wanted James dead I would really like to know.

Well, I've always gotten that from SS/PS page 294, Voldemort says "I killed
your father first, and he put up a courageous fight ... but your mother
needn't have died."  It implies that there was no intent to kill Lily, but
James would've died anyway.  Anyone else have something different?

Richelle