Would Lily have been spared?/AK curse

[darrin_burnett]

No: HPFGUIDX 42206

---Raven wrote: 

> 
> Still, this line paired with "Stand aside, you silly
> girl" in Harry's dementor-induced memories are the
> closest canon comes to confirming that Lily was not
> originally a target.
> 
> The fact remains that killing her anyway because she
> became an annoyance is totally consistent with
> Voldemort's character.

I have no problem believing Lily wasn't originally a target and just 
got in the way.

Where I bog down is with the idea that V-Mort went in there with the 
idea of specifically sparing her and the ideas floated for this have 
been because she's related to him, or the love interest of one of his 
DEs (Snape, specifically) and probably others I don't know about.

If he wanted to spare her, he could have. Just cast Crucio, paralyze 
her with pain, roll her over and then boom, free shot at Harry. Get 
rid of Crucio as you walk out the door and then disparate away.

Darrin
-- At least that's how I'd do it.