Why would Lily be spared?

[celestina707]

No: HPFGUIDX 105003

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "greatelderone" 
<greatelderone at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Jocelyn Grunow <aandj at l...> 
> wrote:
> > What about this quote:
> > 
> > " but your mother needn't have died... she was trying to protect you"
> > 
> > WHAT!
> > 
> > WHY would Voldie, terror of the WW, have spared Lily?  
> 


I'm jumping in a bit late on this one, but I have my on theory on 
this one...if its already been discussed, please excuse my post here, 
as I am new to this site and am having a hard time keeping up!!!

What if there was another prophecy we don't know of yet....or 
information regarding James's ancestory that we are unaware 
of yet... in which James is the decendant of GG and that James and 
any of James's offspring would be the one powerful enough to defeat 
LV.This would explain why LV sought to kill James and Harry but not 
Lily. As far as Lily is concerned, its possible that although LV 
doesn't understand love or never had the experience of being loved, 
he is a smart enough wizard to recognize that if Lily gave her life 
to protect Harry out of love, it could reinforce whatever protection 
Lily was able to give Harry before LV arrived to kill him. Since Lily 
refused to leave Harry and get out of the way, LV was forced to kill 
her anyway, perhaps thinking an opportunity to attack Harry 
unhindered with Lily dead so he could defeat his nemesis was a wiser 
choice for him regardless, but completely underestimating the 
protection her love gave Harry.

I know I am grasping at straws here.....but it's fun anyway!!!


Celestina (who is so glad to meet other potterheads as completely 
obsessed as she is with all things Harry Potter :)