Voldemort and Lily

[davewitley]

No: HPFGUIDX 36237

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "lucky_kari" <lucky_kari at y...> wrote:

> This won't work, unfortunately, because it doesn't explain why he 
> wouldn't have killed her first. It's easier that way and the guy 
> doesn't have much remorse.
> 
> Therefore, we do need a "relationship" with Lily in some form.

I have never understood this argument.  Whatever Voldemort's motive 
for telling Lily to stand aside, it lasted about two seconds in the 
face of her refusal.

Either AK takes it out of you enough to want to try to use it 
sparingly, or he thought 'stand aside' was easier to say, or he 
wanted her to see her son die - but whatever it was it didn't matter.

All the subsequent arguments about Snape's putative bargains or 
Voldemort's alleged ewwww seem to me to be a very fat pyramid 
balanced on a very narrow point.

Or is this a case of 'JKR wouldn't have written it if it didn't have 
some significance' - if so, what is the basis for deciding which bits 
to make significant in interpretation?

David