Did LV try to spare Lily? (was From Black to White (was Peter...)
nkafkafi
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Thu Feb 5 02:44:58 UTC 2004
No: HPFGUIDX 90297
> Marianne (kiricat):
> >
> > I see a contradiction here. If V owed his life to Lily, surely
> > simply giving her a warning to step aside is not a method to
repay
> > that.
> >
>
> bboy_mn:
>
<snip>
>
> When Voldemort entered the room in which Harry and Lily were, he had
> one major objective, one absolute TOP priority, and that was Harry.
> Lily was inconsequential, so he told her to move aside. Harry was in
> Voldemort sights and he didn't have the time, interest, or
inclination
> to allow himself to be delayed by the mere presents of some 'silly
girl'.
>
> When Lily became an annoyance and a delay to his objective,
Voldemort
> disposed of her like yesterday's rubbish; no more, no less.
>
> So, 'step aside you silly girl' (paraphrased) wasn't compassion but
> complete and utter disinterest in Lily.
> <snip>
Now Neri:
PS, Ch. 17 The Man with Two Faces:
"Quirrell was walking backwards at him, so that Voldemort could still
see him. The evil face was now smiling.
"How touching ..." it hissed. "I always value bravery ... Yes, boy,
your parents were brave ... I killed your father first and he put up
a courageous fight ... but your mother needn't have died ... she was
trying to protect you ... Now give me the Stone, unless you want her
to have died in vain."
So LV remembered that Lily "needn't have died" ten years after the
case. That doesn't sound like utter disinterest or yesterday rubbish.
Also, for the plot it is essential that Lily needn't have died. If
she had, then it would have been a simple murder, as was James'
death, and not a sacrifice. So I think there is definitely something
there.
Neri
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