Snape in love (and Imperio curse)

[mmarth at peoplepc.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 3519

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, Diogo Miguel Preto Mena Reis 
<dmpmr at m...> wrote:
> 
what
> she meant about the very-important-thing-about-Snape has more to do 
with
> Dumbledore than to James or Lily. Even Dumbledore being such a 
trusting
> person, what would make him forgive a DE, leaving him free, and 
assigning
> him a vital misson in fighting Vold? He could easily turn to the 
other
> side now that Voldy is back...

The Snape/redemptive pattern might have to do with Dumbledore.  But 
when Rowling answers, "I promise you--whoever asked that question 
(love question), can I just say to you that I'm slightly 
stunned.....read book Seven.  I don't believe that has to do with 
Dumbledore.  


> 
> 	I don't think there is any relation between Snape and Lilly, I
> think that's a little too conventinal. The two rivals that became 
rivals 
> because they fought for the same girl? From another perspective, 
that
> might just be the link to his hate for James. But would his 
jealousy be
> enough to hate him to death and then his son after him? Probably 
yes,
> because Harry is the fruit of the love between Lily and James, 
something
> Snape couldn't have.

I still don't like the Snape/Lily thought.  I just don't see him  
going to school with Lily, watching her date James, the Potters 
having a baby and still hoping that she would be his.  Or after all 
this time still mad because Lily dumped him or something of the 
sort.  I just don't see it.    
> 
Martha