Why Voldemort is a fascist/sparing Lily

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 108976

Kneasy wrote <much snippage>: 
>>> Lily has defied him 3 times we're told. For a murdering ideologue 
this would be unforgivable and would merit the ultimate sanction.
But Voldy isn't thinking along those lines - he wants to kill 
Harry, that seems to be his sole aim. James possibly and Lily for 
sure need not have died. 

Then SSSusan wrote:
>> <snip> While I'm convinced that Voldy had a *reason* for 
suggesting she didn't have to die--that he really did *mean* it when 
he said it--I can't come up with much in the way of WHY, beyond the 
rather tired ideas of his somehow being related to Lily or having 
promised to try to spare her for someone else, i.e., Severus. <<
 
boyd:
> I hope this doesn't come across as pedantic, but my assumption was 
> that JKR simply needed Lily's death to be a sacrifice for Harry. To 
> make that clear to us, the readers, she wrote those troubling words 
> of LV's to Lily.
 
> So does LV say she doesn't have to die because a) he's a 
> powerhungry ductator-to-be who just needs to off Harry, or b) 
> Lily's life has some importance to him?
> 
> I choose c) because JKR made him say it. This is just one of those 
> areas where JKR was expedient.


SSSusan:
LOL.  I guess this shows that I opt for b).  Yes, it could be c) but 
does JKR do much "just because" when it comes to the words the key 
character speak?  Hmmmm.  Does she...?

Siriusly Snapey Susan