Dumbledore responsible for Lily & James' death?

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No: HPFGUIDX 76945

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "acoteucla" <acoteucla at h...> 
wrote:
> --- 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?
> 
> I don't think DD chose, I think LV chose who he feared most and 
also who fit the prophecy the best.  Also we don't know that if LV 
had chosen Neville and attacked him, if Neville would have 
survived.  What I am saying is that LV knew something that we don't 
know yet, a piece of infomation crucial to his picking the Potters 
over the Longbottoms.  If LV had killed Neville, would he have then 
seeked out Harry?  And if Harry had not been attacked, would he 
still be as strong and gifted as he is today?  DD did say that 
something happened that night and some of LV's powers and traits 
were passed to Harry.  In LV's attack on the Potters, LV 
inadvertantly created the only weapon that could be used to destoy 
him?  I am still not sure if this would hold true if he attacked 
Neville in the same manner, since Neville even says he is almost a 
squib.  Forgot where I was going with this.  Oh, yea. Did Snape have 
something to do with LV's choice?  I don't think so, if Snape was 
the one to deliver the bits of the prophecy LV heard then I think 
that is as far as Snapes influence on the choice goes.  Now upon 
hearing LV pick the Potters, Snape may have had a change of heart 
since he does owe James a life debt.  This may have been when Snape 
changed sides and warned the Potters and DD about LV's plans. Once 
again merely speculation but it does fit well with DD trusting Snape 
so much, because Snape chose to come to the good side.

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