Why Did Voldemort Want To Kill James And Lily Potter

2025-01-17 12:55:43
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Lila
Lila
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Oh, buckle up for some wizarding world tea: Voldemort wanted the Potters dead dead dead because of a prophecy that basically said "a kid born at the end of July could wreck his skincare routine forever."

James: Pureblood but annoyingly anti-Death Eater (how dare he have morals).

Lily: Muggle-born and stupidly talented (a double insult to his "blood purity" fanfic).

Baby Harry: Accidentally nominated as his archnemesis via Trelawney’s part-time gig.

TL;DR: Voldy’s ego was fragile, and toddlers with scar potential triggered him. Avada Kedavra to common sense.
2025-01-19 03:13:59
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Elijah
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In the magical world of Harry Potter, James and Lily Potter found themselves on the hit list of the Dark Lord Voldemort due to a prophesy heard by him. This prophecy, made by Sybill Trelawney, foretold that a child born at the end of July, to parents who had escaped Voldemort thrice, would be a threat to him.

Both James and Lily fit this description and their only son, Harry was marked by Voldemort as this potential threat. As a result, he sought to eliminate the entire Potter family to avert the prophecy.
2025-01-20 10:48:13
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Ruby
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Due to a prophecy that warned about a child destined to possibly be his downfall, Voldemort targeted James and Lily Potter. They had defied Voldemort three times and their son Harry, was born end of July.
2025-01-22 15:43:16
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Quinn
Quinn
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Voldemort's decision to kill James and Lily Potter derived from a prophecy he heard that predicted his downfall would come at the hands of a child born at the end of July to parents who have escaped him thrice. James and Lily matched the description, and moreover they bore a son, Harry, in late July. Fearing the prophecy, Voldemort deemed it necessary to kill the Potters.
2025-01-23 18:00:17
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Liam
Liam
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Partly heard. The prophesy predicted that a child, born at the end of the seventh month, whose parents had thrice defied Voldemort, could be his undoing. The Potters had thrice stood up to Voldemort, and they now had a son and a seventh-month-old baby, Harry, which made him the quite possible fulfilment of this prophecy. So, in Voldemort's eyes he had one last enemy to kill.
2025-01-23 22:00:10
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