[HPforGrownups] Voldemort's life debt to Lily (Theory)

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 42394


> Conquistas started yet another life-debt theory off with
>
> > We know that Voldemort is reluctant to kill Lily.

Amanda writes:

> A L.O.O.N. speaks. Be careful. We don't know this. All we know for certain
> is that he said she didn't have to die. He could have been lying. He could
> have had any number of reasons. It is an *interpretation* only, that
> Voldemort is reluctant to kill Lily.

Okay, please explain what else you can interpret from this:

Lily: "Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!"
Voldemort: "Stand aside, you silly girl . . . stand aside, now . . . ."
Lily: "Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead--Not Harry!  Please .
. . have mercy . . . have mercy. . . ."

Lily: "Not Harry! Not Harry!  Please--I'll do anything--"
Voldemort: "Stand aside.  Stand aside, girl!"

Which brings up an interesting thought.  Lily's plea of "have mercy."  I
suppose she could've just been stalling for time if she was completing a
complex spell, though I can't understand how you can work on a spell and beg
for mercy at the same time.  Or she could have been a desperate mother
crying out for mercy of her child.  Or . . . something else.  Unless Lily
had a past history of some sort or another with Voldemort, the idea of her
asking him to have mercy is about like asking a wall to make tea.  This is
the dark lord who thinks nothing of killing.  Who has already killed many
witches and wizards, and has plans for many more.  Who has every intention
of killing a 15 month old baby who is completely defenseless.   Yet he stops
for a moment before Lily.  Who begs him to "have mercy."

Richelle