Why Voldemort Would Have Spared Lily and more

[tonks_op]

No: HPFGUIDX 112104

Here is a thought. DD knew the prophesy. He waited... 2 children 
were born at the end of July. If he knew that both boys were in 
danger wouldn't he have told each mother how to save her child by 
dying herself?  If LV had gone to the Longbottom's home first the 
boy who received the mark as LV equal could have been Neville. Why 
did LV go to the Potter's first? We must assume that he did since 
the Longbottoms were still alive to be tortured later.

Also when he says "stand aside, silly girl" maybe he is trying to 
tempt her somehow to not give herself for her son. If she did stand 
aside, then what?  Would he have had more power somehow?  I think 
that he would have. That her "going to the dark side", even for a 
moment, give him more power.  

There is something that DD says, I think in SS (maybe CS) about what 
keeps LV alive. And I think it is us. I will have to read the book 
again to find it. Does anyone remember that passage?

Tonks_op