"Silly Little Girl" (was The Potters)

[GRACE701 <grace701@yahoo.com>]

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Erica wrote and quoted:
>(thus [Voldemort was] not concerned about killing Lily ... 'stand 
>aside silly girl')?  
 
Greicy wrote: 
>What's the deal with this comment "silly little girl".  It's been 
>used consistantly to "describe" Hermione and to shut her up, but it 
>has been used with Lily as well.  Could it be possible that 
>Hermione is a reflection of Lily, personality wise?  Involving 
>herself in things she ought not.  In PS/SS, we know that Petunia 
>says that Lily became involved with that "Potter" and got herself 
>blown up.  What else could Lily have possibly gotten herself 
>involved in that she "shouldn't have"?  Was she a smartypants that 
>drove the Marauders up the wall, like Hermione usually does to 
>Harry and Ron?
 
Nobody's Rib wrote:
>I love this idea! 
>"You're the cleverest witch *of your age* I've ever met" - Lupin 
>to Hermione, US Hardcover PoA pg. 346
>Could there be a tiny clue to this Hermione/Lily theory in this 
>quote?  (This is only supporting evidence if Lupin didn't get to 
>know Lily until they were fourth-years or older.)
 
>I wonder how this could effect the James/Lily/Snape backstory, and 
>also how it plays into Snape's current treatment of Hermione.  Does 
>he see similarities between Lily and Hermione?  Does Snape's 
>Lily/emotional-baggage (whatever that may be - romantic, familial, 
>James-association, etc.) help to explain him specifically targeting 
>Hermione?  Does Hermione's friendship with Harry only further feed 
>into this emotional baggage?  (e.g. Snape is forced to watch 
>Hermione and Harry grow close just as he was forced to watch Lily 
>and James do the same.) 


Also notice the similarity between Snape and Voldemort.  Snape calls 
Hermione a "silly little girl" and Voldemort calls Lily "silly girl" 
(and who knows if at some point, when she was younger, he even 
called her "silly little girl".)  This, imo, means there was a 
strong relationship between Snape and Voldemort that they go about 
saying the same things.  I, for one, after hanging out with a friend 
for a long time, start using some of the same phrases they use.  
Could this be the same for Snape and Voldemort?  

Greicy