"Stand aside, girl" and the End

[Rachael]

No: HPFGUIDX 145732

I really like this theory; it is much more believable than Voldemort 
giving her the choice as a favor to Snape.

The only thing is, I don't think Voldemort would hesitate to kill 
someone he feared and/or give them a choice to live or die. I think he 
would only give someone a choice between death or a life serving him/ 
So it seems that there is something he thought he could learn from 
Lily. If she had special knowledge about love and death from working 
in the Department of Mysteries, he would want to know this, but 
couldn't he just d Leglimency and then AK her? She must have had some 
special ability for him to even consider wanting her to keep her alive.

Also even though Voldemort sparing Lily because of Snape does seem 
inconsistent with his character, I think Voldemort makes exceptions 
for Snape. He's a very special Death Eater.

Rachael