WINDOW SILLS

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--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "msbeadsley" <msbeadsley at y...> 
wrote:
> But I am very convinced that Snape-loves-Lily-
> and-hates-her-son-with-James is completely RW possible. Besides, 
with 
> Lily dead, Harry could be a constant reminder of the children 
Severus 
> can never have with her as well.

I myself am  certain that Snape loved Lily (probably after the 
pensieve incident). His feelings towards Harry and his father, his 
hatered of Harry combined with an intense effort to protect him, 
that goes through the entire series, is evidence. Notice how in PS
 it was Snape who took upon himself the task of protecting Harry 
from Quirrell - from the broomstick incident, to following him 
around the school and to keeping track of Quirrell. In CoS it is 
Snape who goes out to look for Harry and Ron when they have not 
arrived on the school train - true he wants them expelled but he 
shows more concern for their safety than the other teachers. In PoA 
Snape tries very hard to prevent Harry's escapades into Hogsmeade 
and he is the teacher who rashes after them when he sees Lupin going 
to the forest, and suspects what has happened. Not much action on 
his part in GoF but he is constrained by the fake Moody. Then of 
course, in OoP he takes upon himself the task of teaching Harry 
occlumency and saving him from Voldemort's trap. I am sure he hates 
Harry, but also that he wants to protect him, and I expect that at 
some point in the coming books these two emotions will come to a 
head, and it is possible (even likely) that Snape will fall back to 
evil being unable to overcome his negative feelings towards Harry.

There is some evidence to the Snape loved Lily theory in JKR's 
answer (or non-answer) to that very question during her BBC 
interview back in June (thanks to the poster who provided the link):

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3004000/3004878.stm

Excerpt:

JP: Are we going to discover anything more about Snape ? 

JKR: Yes. 

JP: And Harry's mother? Did he have a crush on Harry's mother or 
unrequited love or anything like that? 

JKR: Hence his animosity to Harry? 

JP: Yes. 

JKR: You speculate? 

JP: I speculate, yes, I'm just asking whether you can tell us. 

JKR: No I can't tell you. But you do find out a lot more about Snape 
and quite a lot more about him actually. 



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