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

[Zara]

No: HPFGUIDX 175803

> Mim:
> 
> It played a huge part. If Lily hadn't been offered a chance to live 
> then her sacrifice wouldn't have protected Harry. Of course no 
> credit should go to Snape for that, the outcome of his request was 
> the opposite of what he had wanted, which was for Voldemort to kill 
> Harry and James and spare Lily. 

zgirnius:
I see no evidence that what Snape wanted was "for Voldemort to kill 
Harry and James and spare Lily". Spare Lily, sure. But the rest? He had 
to suspect that Dumbledore would not merely protect Lily as he asked. 
He did not ask for Dumbledore to protect the others, in my opinion, 
because he did not care. Which is rather different from wanting their 
deaths.

If he wanted anyone dead, he should have stuck with Voldemort.