Why LV must kill Harry?

[Debbie McLain]

No: HPFGUIDX 45176

I tried finding this in the archives, but it is difficult to look up, 
so please forgive me.

What is everyone's opinion on "Why must LV kill Harry" when he was 
only one-year old? It seems to me in the canon, unless I interpreted 
it wrong, that LV's intention was to kill Harry all along, not 
necessarily the parents. As heard by Harry in PoA, James tries to 
stop LV, trying to let Lily escape with Harry.

I know all are in agreement about Lily letting herself die to protect 
Harry, but didn't James do the same?

IMHO, it seems somewhere out there it is known/written that LV's 
downfall will result from Harry. It seems the centaurs from HPSS know 
something about it too.

Answers, are appreciated.

-Debbie