Why didn't Lily have to die?

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 93681

Arianna:
<big snip>Maybe Voldy 
> simply didn't want any echo of a muggle-born in his system.  
> James' magical essence, that of a powerful pureblood, would be 
> welcomed. A filthy mudblood, on the other hand, well he 
> probably just didn't want to dirty his wand.
> 
>Yes, Arthur states in GOF that Death Eaters did kill muggles for 
> fun, but there is no evidence that Voldy himself engaged in 
> recreational muggle murder.  The murder of his father and 
> grandparents was an act of personal revenge.  Also, he didn't 
> actually kill muggle-born Moaning Myrtle, he had the basilisk do it 
> for him.


Carol:
I don't understand how "carrying on the noble work of Salazar
Slytherin" would somehow "dirty his wand." Also, what about the much
later murder of the Muggle Frank Bryce? 

Also, in response to part of your post that I snipped, if LV Imperio'd
Lily and she threw it off, it's very unlikely that he would have
called her a "silly girl." He'd have recognized her as a formidable
opponent and AK'd her then and there. But as we know, that didn't
happen. . . .

Carol