Snape was at the Potter's House That Night

[another_potter_fan]

No: HPFGUIDX 145213

> Kathy wrote:
> >(snip)
> > Because Snape was with him. Snape didn't want to be 
> > RESPONSIBLE for Lily's life, and the orphaning of her child.  

> Jazmyn:
> Voldemort was not there to kill James or Lily. He was there to 
> kill Harry!  James and Lily just got in his way.  There would 
> have been no orphans anyways as the child was the target if 
> everything had gone to Voldemort's plan.  Snape knew the target 
> was Harry, but is not resposible for Voldemort's actions.  
> Voldemort kills whomever he wants anyways (if he can)..  Snape
> also defected to become a double agent before Harry's parents 
> were killed, so would likely have found someway to NOT be there. 


Another_Potter_Fan:
Jazmyn, I think what Kathy meant was by asking LV to spare Lily, 
and then with the result of the AK, SS feels responsible for 
Harry's situation and resents it very much. The orphan at his feet 
was just a bad consequence of his actions. 

Anyway, I'm not sure which side of the fence I'm on with this 
theory. On one hand, it would explain why LV offered Lily the 
chance to save herself (I mean, why else would he care?). SS asked 
him to spare her life. Also, if Snape were there, it could explain why he can show up late to a DE rally at a gravesite WAY LATE and still be accepted back into the fold - LV trusts him more than any other DE in the circle. Not that they're friends or anything close, but SS might be the closest thing to a #2 man that LV has. 

Here's the counter-argument: Didn't LV say at the DE gravesite 
rally in GoF that he was all alone until Quirrell found him in the 
forests of Transylvania (or wherever)? If Snape was with him, why 
didn't LV ask SS "Why didn't YOU do something? YOU were there!?!"

Thoughts?

APF