Whose prophecy? (was Re: Why Harry?)

[Catherine Coleman]

No: HPFGUIDX 54606

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "David Burgess" <burgess at c...> 
wrote:
> I'm not convinced that all of the assumptions that Lily was offered
> anything are correct.  If killing Harry was Voldemort's only real 
agenda
> item, he might have made the same offer to James.  The canon isn't
> completely clear on this issue.  It's possible that his sole 
intent was to
> kill Harry, and if the parents got in the way, tough.  

It's possible you are right, but this line in PoA, gave me pause for 
thought, and convinced me that it was something about the Potters 
themselves, which would not include Lily:

The Shrieking Shack - a couple of quotes from Sirius:

"It must have been the finest moment of your miserable life, telling 
Voldemort you could hand him the Potters."

and later:

"...ready to strike the moment he could be sure of allies...to 
deliver the last of the Potters to them."

The last of the Potters - persuasive, if not conclusive.

Catherine