JKR interview - Lily and why Harry ends up having to ...

[greatelderone]

No: HPFGUIDX 101598

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Meliss9900 at a... wrote:
> In a message dated 06/16/2004 12:49:43 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> greatelderone at y... writes:
> 
> > You left out Dumbledore's part where he mentions that Lily&James 
> > along with the Longbottoms managed to defy Voldemort three times 
at 
> > the height of his power, which is something Harry hasn't even 
done.  
> > Pretty significant seeing how Voldemort told Lily to step aside 
from 
> > Harry in their final encounter instead of killing her first and 
that 
> > he emphasized it in his encounter with Harry in PS.
> > 
> 
> Actually it was the other way around. US Version Chapter 27 pg 842 
> 

No it wasn't. He says so in PS/SS when he's on Quirrel head that 
Lily didn't have to die. The fact that he was willing to spare one 
of his enemies just raises a few questions imo.

"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."