Voldemort offered Lily Potter mercy at Snape's request, demanding that she get out of the way so he could kill Harry. When she refused, why didn't he simply stun her or put her in a full body-bind or something like that? It seems obviously unnecessary for him to kill her; there was no clear benefit to him, and he risked alienating a loyal follower.
Which he did, because:
Severus Snape became an inside man for Dumbledore.
Answer
There are a couple of reasons:
- So he didn't have to deal with her. If he got past her without killing her and then killed her son, her life would be ruined--and she would probably go into the revenge business, which could be a nuisance for him.
- Because he's Voldemort. He's evil. That's just what he does.
- To make a Horcrux. Killing her can only be good for Voldemort--he can make another Horcrux if he wants and he doesn't have to deal with her annoying noises. There's no reason in his mind not to kill her.
- She's a Mudblood. We all know that Voldy would rather have less of those in the world.
Or maybe he killed her simply because he didn't even think of doing anything else. For Voldemort, stunning isn't really an option. It just doesn't cross his mind to stun people, especially people he has no use for.
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