OOP: Re: The Death of Lily and James

[librarystorylady]

No: HPFGUIDX 64953

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mans0n_87" <daniellewis88 at h...>
wrote:
> This might seem very trivial and pointless - but I've been wondering 
> why Voldemort would have spared Lily and James' lives? He told Harry 
> that James died defending Harry and Lily wasted her life by trying 
> to save her baby. But surely, if LV broke into the Potter house he 
> would have intentions to kill Lily and James aswell as Harry? Lily 
> and James were in the Order, they had defied him three times and 
> Lily was Muggle born. Would he really have spared their lives if 
> they hadn't tried to defend Harry? In GoF he tells Harry that his 
> parents needn't have died.
> 

> -Manson

Two thoughts on this idea:  First, if the prophecy was correct and
only that one special child could ultimately defeat him, that child
would be the only one LV would have to kill.  And second, how much
more satisifying to LV to kill the only beloved child of two people
who had successfully defied him -- and leave them alive to mourn.

--Anniemaud