Dumbledore responsible for Lily & James' death?

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "KathyK" <zanelupin at y...> wrote:
> I guess what I'm really getting at is, why did Dumbledore choose 
> Harry over Neville in this scenario?

Well... I don't think any part of my theory requires it to be Harry, 
rather than Neville that Voldemort chooses.  In fact, the part of the 
prophecy that says "the dark lord will mark him as his equal" sort of 
implies that LV made the choice as to who he feared most.

So, I suppose that Dumbledore was ready to sacrifice EITHER the 
Potters OR the Longbottoms for his plan.  LV got to choose which one 
to go after.  The only problem this creates is that it makes Snape's 
life-debt to James more complex.  Maybe, when Snape related the 
prophecy to LV, he urged him to go after the Longbottoms, since they 
were the purebloods and thus more of a danger.  Seems kind of a weak 
response for a life-debt, though.