[HPforGrownups] Voldemort's Intentions

[lui]

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Alla:
For all I know he wanted Lily to stand back simply because it would have been 
easier to kill Harry first and then to kill her. Moreover, we ALREADY know that 
he did not keep his word to Snape. He did not tell him, oh Severus I will ONLY 
keep her alive if she would not try to keep me from killing her son, he agreed 
to keep her alive period as far as we know, right? He did not. And for some 
reason we think that her standing aside would have been enough?
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Pippin:
Don't we have his very own thoughts in DH? IIRC, he was planning what he was 
going to do as he went towards Godric's Hollow, and telling himself that he 
wasn't going to kill Lily unless she made trouble. There isn't much point in JKR 
giving us Voldie's thoughts if they don't tell us what he's really thinking. 


Voldemort was not under some compulsion to kill every Muggle and Muggleborn who 
crossed his path, not if he had a use for them, and he had a use for Lily. 


luirhys:
I agree here. DH gives us a glimpse on LV's thoughts about that faithful night. 
And let me just state that if LV DID plan on killing Lily, the blood protection 
sacrifice thingy would not have worked. JK stated that it is the fact that she 
could've lived and chose not to (in order to protect her son) that made the 
protection work. Which means that LV was and did intend to give her that 
choice.I'll try looking for that interview.
Makes me wonder though, why LV chose to honor Snape's request. I'm sure at this 
point in time, he wasn't his right-hand man.




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