[HPforGrownups] Harry's blood/Lily Potter

[Suzanne Chiles]

No: HPFGUIDX 40111

Richelle said:

> And most of all, why did Voldemort hesitate to kill Lily Potter?  Can't
> quite fathom that he has a soft spot for women.  There's a
> missing link here
> somewhere.

and then Felicia said:

> Somebody please point out the hesitation bit to me.  I thought he just
> killed her then tried to kill Harry.

I believe that much of this will be cleared up in the Order of the Phoenix.
JKR has said that we'll be learning much more about James and Lily in Book
5. Apparently, the green eyes that Lily and Harry share are said to be of
some importance.

Suzanne