Lily's friend - Snape's grudge

[zora_djevojka at yahoo.com]

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Rina wrote:

>What I'd like to see is if this next DADA teacher, or a future one, was 
>Lily's best friend. It would be a fun way to learn about Lily, and get a 
>new perspective on James and co.


Yes! :) That has been my favorite scenario ever since I found out about the 
female DADA teacher.

Catlady wrote:

>I keep wondering whether Snape really intended to do everything in his
>power to have Harry expelled -- if Snape is on the side of Dumbledore
>and the Light and knows that Dumbledore believes that Harry is necessary
>for the triumph of the Light Side and that Harry must be kept at
>Hogwarts to be kept safe, would Snape want to cast Harry out into danger
>that would ruin Dumbledore's plan and does he really believe that he
>could persuade Dumbledore to do so?


Not really an answer to Catlady's question, but why didn't teenage Snape 
push to get Sirius expelled. He could have, he certainly believed that 
Sirius attempted to kill him through that "prank". I'm not saying that he 
would have succeeded, but he certainly was in position to make some big 
trouble for Sirius, and he could have destroyed Remus as well.
So, why didn't he? Was he in fact more grateful to James at the time than 
he would like to admit now? Or maybe he tried, but Dumbledore quashed it 
[because of Remus] and Snape did not have anyone outside the school to turn 
to [a problem that Draco certainly does not have]. Or maybe he just isn't a 
vindictive king of guy. <g>

Vlatka

PS. Thanks to Catlady for recommending Peg Kerr's essays. I enjoyed them 
immensely.




"I think it would have been a much more interesting romance if he had 
assassinated the lout for her."
-- Lord Mark Vorkosigan, A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

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