Why Voldemort is a fascist/sparing Lily

[cubfanbudwoman]

No: HPFGUIDX 108993

SSSusan, previously:
> > It was in your discussion of the first point that I was hoping 
> > you'd be able to give me some hypothesis/es.  Since I don't think 
> > up things on my own very well, I was hoping for ideas, you see.  
> > 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. 

Kneasy retorted: 
> Hells teeth! You want jam on it, you do.

SSSusan:
Hee--indeed, I do. 


Kneasy: 
> It's all very flattering to be thought capable of producing theories
> at the drop of a hat, if that's what you're asking. But there's 
> nothing very startling springing to mind.

SSSusan:
Don't worry--I hope to hear views on this from any & all comers.  
*You* got the direct invitation because of your original statement 
about there having to be a reason for Voldy's flexibility concerning 
killing Lily.  I was just hoping to pull out any thoughts you might 
have had already formulated on the topic.


Kneasy: 
> Yeah, I never went for that Snape dragging a resisting  Lily down
> to his dungeon, chortling and drooling while envisioning practicing 
> some superior wand-work through the long night either.
> 
> Nor the 'blood relation' hypothesis.
> 
> It could be an example of a DD-type choice - and Voldy chose wrongly
> thus setting up the protection. Or a way of setting up the 'magical 
> contract' theory that I mentioned in the 'Shared Thoughts' post.
> 
> Dunno. I brood on that scene - something's not right. There should 
> be two green flashes for a start. Nope. Can't help, I'm afraid.
> I'm not certain of anything except that  JKR's hiding something. 

SSSusan:
Shucks.  That's where I sit, as well.  ANYBODY ELSE have something 
besides "blood relation," "saving Lily for Snape," or "just a choice" 
which would fit with Voldy's having said--and truly meant--that Lily 
didn't have to die? :-)  

In other words, I've heard arguments that Voldy simply meant he 
didn't consider Lily important enough to have to kill or that he was 
lying, just taunting Harry, by reporting he'd said this to her.  But 
I mean something which could explain the "why?" if he really HAD 
considered not killing her.

Siriusly Snapey Susan