Harry Potter

[June Ewing]

> Sharren: 
> Hey everyone this is Sharren I want to ask why Voldemort wanted to
> kill James and Lily Potter??? Also why is Snape known as half blood
> prince?


June:
I am presuming you only watched the movies. I get questions like this
all the time from friends who have only watched the movies as well.
The first question you are asking is a long story but what it boils
down to is that there was a prophecy that said there would be a child
born at the end of July that could defeat Voldemort and although there
were two boys born at the end of July, Voldemort believed the one the
prophecy was referring to was Harry. He had set out to kill Harry
while he was still an infant and in order to do that killed his
parents. He was (as you know) unable to kill Harry though. In answer
to your second question, Snape was known as the half blood prince
because his father was a muggle (making him half blood) and his
mother's maiden name was Prince. I would like to suggest that you
read the books because they are a very good read and have much more
information than the movies. I also envy you a little because having
not read the books, you still have a great adventure to go on.