Why was Lily given a chance to survive?

[mandrina_q]

No: HPFGUIDX 161565

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jim Ferer" <jferer at ...> wrote:
>
  " I can't think of any reason at all why Voldemort wouldn't kill 
both boys that fit the prophecy, and the Potters was the house he 
went to first. Why wouldn't Voldemort, having successfully killed 
Harry, move on to the Longbottom's house?"<<<

I fully agree.  I think that the current war with Harry is focused as 
much on revenge and anger than on any basis in prophecy. Voldemort 
lost nearly everything trying to destroy Harry and yet Harry lives.  
Voldemort could very well be after Harry as much (if not more) out of 
retaliation and a spirit of vengeance than in response to any 
prophecy.  Voldemort, having never heard the full prophecy himself, 
may not even know the full extent of how closely tied his fate is to 
Harry's.  
  There is no reason at all that Neville could be dead at this moment 
if there hadn't been such a fiasco at the Potter's.

Amanda
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