The Evil of Voldemort; Lily's choice

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Carol:
<HUGE SNIP>
When she doesn't, he kills her. But he doesn't realize
> that in offering her life for Harry's, she has changed everything,
> bringing into play the ancient magic which he knew about but had
> forgotten. She *chose* to sacrifice her life for Harry's rather than
> "stand aside" and save her own. (And, yes, I've read the interviews,
> but JKR is sneaky and it's canon that counts.)
> 
> Carol, doubting that LV had any motive at all at GH other than 
killing
> Harry to thwart the Prophecy and believing that it's *Lily's* choice
> that matters


Alla:

I really don't see how one thing contradicts another. Lily's choice 
matters A LOT, of course it does. But are you saying that when JKR 
said that Voldemort was truly prepared to let Lily live (paraphrase, 
but pretty sure that the gist is correct - it is in July 16, 2005 
Interview, for those who want to check), she lied? I do think that 
JKR is not that sneaky as we think, BUT her sneakiness IMO has 
nothing to do with that answer, unless one can prove that she lies in 
the interviews IMO.

She answered directly IMO - Voldemort WAS about to let Lily live. 
What is the reason, we don't know, of course, BUT such reason exists 
IMO.

I think that "Lily as a reward for Snape" is just as possible as any 
other. It does not cast Snape in a very good light,that is for sure 
IMO.

Don't forget that JKR also said that "that awful boy" from whom 
Petunia learned about dementors is important.

It could be anybody of those four guys of course, but since JKR 
hinted that it is important, I personally doubt that it was James.

Amiable Dorsai:

> After Prisoner of Azkaban, I was convinced that Lily was to be 
Peter's
> reward for his treason.  Lately, I've been wondering if she was to 
be
> Snape's.
> 

Alla:

Oh, me too, me too. I keep thinking that LOLLYPOPS will come to be 
true, but in the form of romantic love, but of obsession on Snape's 
behalf.

I really don't find it so hard to imagine that Lily was to be Snape's 
reward, not at all.

On the other hand, I won't discard "Peter" as possibility either. 
There should be something to the JKR statement that Lily was a 
popular girl. We KNOW that Remus liked her, even thought he did not 
compete with James. I will not be so surprised if it will turn out 
that Peter loved her too. Hmmmm, and Snape and Sirius? Nah, THAT 
would be an overkill, IMO :-).

Alla, who knows that it would be cheesy and melodramatic, but 
sometimes cannot stop from wishing that Lily's ghost would appear and 
give Snape a good slap.