Professor Snape's role

[Susan]

No: HPFGUIDX 99969

 Marla writes:
> 
> >How about this....   He hates Harry because he's James' son but 
protects him 
> because he's Lily's as well.  I've always thought that one of the 
main 
> reasons 
> Snape was so jealous of James was because he loved Lily.   

 Jo Ann: 
> Then again, in contemplating the Snape/Lily theory, it has also 
occurred to 
> me that Snape might hate Harry because the kid is James Potter's 
son *and not 
> his own.*
> 
> Or because he's a constant reminder that Severus failed to save 
both the man 
> he owed his life to, and the woman he loved.

> Jo Ann
> ...who knows this has all been chewed over before, and isn't too 
convinced 
> the Severus/Lily connection will be borne out in Books 6 or 7, but 
loves the 
> theory anyway.


Susan (teilani) here:
I used to think that there might be something to the Severus/Lily 
thing, but after seeing the Remus trailer for the movie, I am now 
considering that perhaps Remus is the one who had a thing for Lily.  
Now, I'd never want to see both, and I doubt JKR would do that(as in, 
Lily's so great that half the school's in love with her), and if 
Sirius was sufficiently concerned about Remus' loyalty to the Potters 
that he made Peter the secret keeper instead of Remus, then I doubt 
Remus had a thing for lily.  Unless of course, he hid it so well that 
no one noticed, though I doubt that would be an easy thing to do, 
especially given his comments in the trailer about how she was there 
for him when he felt like no one else was.

I guess in a nutshell I'd have an easier time believing that Snape 
loved Lily over the idea that Remus did.  That would explain lots of 
things as far as Snape's concerned (IMHO) and if it was Remus who had 
the crush, I believe that would complicate matters re: what we 
already know about the Fab Four.

Susan (who can work Sirius into nearly any discussion ;-)