Lily Evans Potter relationship to Voldemort

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No: HPFGUIDX 57974

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "vivamus42" <YahooGroups at T...> 
wrote:
> This is my first post, so please forgive me if it is in the wrong 
> place.
> 
> I've read much discussion about a possible relationship between V 
and 
> Lily Potter, but something just hadn't seemed right, until it 
finally 
> dawned on me what I was missing.   
> 
> Various theories include V wanted to save Lily as a prize for 
Snape 
> (or someone else, maybe Pettigrew?) that he was some kind of blood 
> relation to Lily, that they had been lovers at some point, or even 
> that he was planning all along to kill the woman, but wanted her 
to 
> step aside so he could kill her baby first.  I'm sure there have 
been 
> other theories I haven't read.
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Interesting theory, however I think there could be an alternative 
reason why Voldermort did not want to kill Lilly.

Appologies if this has been suggested before but I challenge anyone 
to read EVERY message that has been posted :-)

Could Voldermort have had a life debt to Lilly? i.e. had Lilly saved 
his life in the past? In which case he may not have wanted to kill 
her because of the magical bond between them.

Now I could go on about the potential impact of this on the Lilly 
died to save Harry plot and the further twists this could bring but 
I have to do SOME work today.

As for worrying about Lilly killing him, she has already saved his 
life once (not sure if this creates a magical bond meaning she can't 
kill him now?), but also he (Voldermort) is a very powerful wizard 
at this stage (more powerful than anyone except dumbledore we are 
led to beleive) so probablly would not be worried about most wizards 
trying to kill him (In fact if he had been worried, would he have 
attacked the Potters who we are led to beleive were powerful wizards 
if he was worried about the impact of any attack they might launch 
on him)

Anyone got any thoughts? Is this possible? What impact would this 
have on the "Lilly died to save Harry" implications?

S

p.s. If this has been discussed before could someone who has been 
around longer than me point me in the direction of the posts, Thanks.