Why Voldemort Would Have Spared Lily

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 111965

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mcmaxslb" <McGregorMax at e...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "gelite67" <gelite67 at y...> 
> wrote:> Angie replies:
> >                                                                     
> > In the SS, LV tells Harry: "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."


> McGregorMax: (who didn't sign his/her post, so I don't know what to
call him/her) 
> 
>  Voldemort was lying to mess with Harry's head. He had no intention 
> of letting Lily live.


Asian_lovr2:

I agree with McGregorMax, we can't trust Voldemort's statement. Even
though we can't trust it, we could accept it, but must be careful of
the context we apply to it. It is perhaps true that Lily didn't have
to die, BUT was that do to /indifference/ or /benevolence/? I say
/indifference/. Certainly, Voldemort is trying to imply benevolence
because he is trying to sway Harry, but his implication in this
context can't be trusted.

And, let's be realistic, how many mother's would actually stand aside.
To do that goes counter to millions of years of developed motherly
instinct. Regardless of his true motivations, this, once again, shows
what a terribly poor understanding Voldemort has of love, loyalty, and
friendship. 

Just a thought.
Steve/asian_lovr2 (was bboy_mn)