Oh, in that case I apologize if i sounded blunt. Why they died will become clearer later in the series.

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Also, was this meant to be a trivia question, or a general question you had regarding the series?

They were in between him and Harry. He didn’t have to kill them, and he actually would have been better off if he had spared them, but he is cruel and chose to use lethal force to get past them.

They were in his wahe only wanted Harry

He even asked Lily briefly to get out of the way.

They were in his way of Harry Potter

They were protecting Harry killing them was the only way to get to Harry he could've waited until Harry was old enough to leave the house and then go after him, but he just couldn't wait that long.

He could have also stunned them.

^ of course not

They had the audacity to stand in his way and protect their son

Of course he never would spare their lives. But he could have. And that was his downfall.

Yep