Lily the popular girl

[va32h]

No: HPFGUIDX 167938

> Montavilla47:
> I just have to ask this, because I've run into this on other forums 
and it kind of bugs me.  I know that Harry gets angry that Merope 
didn't do more to keep herself healthy and that Dumbledore then makes a
> comparison, saying the Merope didn't have Lily's courage.
> 
> But can we really say that Merope didn't choose her child's life over 
her own?  If there really is any choice about dying in childbirth.
> 

va32h:

Harry expresses his surprise in response to Dumbledore's statement that 
Merope didn't even lift her wand to save her own life - which suggests 
to me that  witch could use magic to protect her health or at least 
Dumbledore thought that Merope could have. 

va32h