Snape's Request gave Harry a second chance? (Was: Snape/Dumbledore thingummy)

[Goddlefrood]

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> JudySerenity:
> Here is a question that I haven't seen discussed here lately.  We 
> know that Voldemort offered Lily the chance to live; it was her 
> willingness to die when she had the option to live that gave Harry 
> his protection from the Killing Curse. But, why did Voldemort give 
> Lily that option?
<SNIP> - Rather large one

Goddlefrood:

Possibly the last person many here would ever expect to jump in 
uninvited on a Snape thread. There is one matter relative to Snape 
/ Lily that I would like to put forward for further discussion. The 
view I formed of Harry's initial survivial is that it had something 
to do with Lily's sacrifice, which was in many ways a condition 
precedent for his survival, or so we have always believed. As far 
as I can ascertain it also has a good deal to do with Lord Voldemort 
not honouring his promise to Severus to not kill Lily. That really 
came back to bite him.

I don't want to speculate myself on just why Snape went to 
Dumbledore before Voldemort went to Godric's Hollow, but am 
of the opinion, for what interest it may be to anyone that 
he probably didn't think our Tom would be good to his word, 
and it turns out he was quite right in that assessment, not 
that it helped the Potter parents much at the end of the day.

My question for discussion is this: "Did Snape's request to 
Voldemort play a larger or a smaller role in Harry's initial 
survival because Voldemort failed to abide the terms of the 
contract?"

You may proceed.

Goddlefrood