Snape/Lily (was: in love (and Imperio curse)

[mmarth at peoplepc.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 3528

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, mmarth at p... wrote:
> > 
> > 
> 
> Instead, the idea is that Severus already hated James for having 
> everything that Severus wanted and didn't have (popularity, 
Quidditch 
> stardom, the best grades in their year, Head Boy, loving parents, 
> praise from Dumbledore, etc) (and hated James' friends for being 
> friends with James), and the Whomping Willow prank was just the 
icing 
> on the cake,


I can see the above.  And personally, I agree with Snape about Harry 
and all the strutting he does and probably his father.....but that is 
another subject!!! 
> 

> 
> Snape was a sufficiently valuable servant that V humored him by 
> promising not to kill Lily if she didn't get in the way: "instead
> I'll give her to you to do with as you will". That is why Lily was 
> the *only* one of V's victims who was offered the chance not to die.


Well, Snape would sure have to be high on Voldemort's list since 
Voldemort doesn't really seem to care about his Death Eaters or 
followers (Quirrell as an example). It seems more plausible that for 
some reason it was Lily whom he cared (if possible) for some reason.

Again, maybe I just don't want it to be Snape?Lily. 
> 
> 
> walked out on V and over to D, who completely 
> trusts S because D knows how implacably S holds grudges. Therefore, 
V 
> knows that S has left him forever and S can no longer act as a 
double 
> agent.


I have to believe there is a much better, and stronger reason for 
Dumbledore to trust in Snape even though I am sure there is some 
truth to the above statement.
> 
> and an additional grudge against Sirius, because he believed it 
> was Sirius who had betrayed Lily to her death. It has been pointed 
> out that he shows signs of hating Sirius much more than he hates 
> James' other friend, Remus.


I think Snape and Sirius have hated each other for a long time and we 
probably don't know all the reasons just yet.  I mean, really, Black 
did try to do harm to Snape.  That would in itself be hard to 
forgive.  But I do think it is possible that Snape believes Sirius 
was responsible for the Potter's death.  Maybe in some way Snape and 
Lily are related? 
> 
surely S would have seen 
> Peter and not Sirius at DE meetings.



I do find that strange.