That Horrid Boy (was: Re: [HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's summer in the 6th book)

[Jacqui]

No: HPFGUIDX 101180

> > When I first read that part of OotP, I put my book
> > down for a moment, looked at the ceiling and cried:
> > "We were right! We were right!" I was referring, of
> > course, to those of us who are unrepentant believers
> > in Snape/Lily. Only after I'd had a moment to take a
> > breath did it occur to me that Petunia might simply
> > have been referring to James. But somehow I don't
> > think so. I'm going to stick with my initial reaction
> > on this one. I mean, doesn't greasy Snape strike you
> > as the kind of boy the immaculately clean Petunia
> > would define as "horrid"?
> > 
> > Lanthiriel S
> 
> 
> Meri here: I don't know. "Horrid" just might be a word she used in 
> reference to any boy from the WW, whether he be "greasy" like Snape 
> or, presumably, relatively clean like James, slightly ratty like 
> Peter, handsome and dashing like Sirius, etc. She does, after all, 
> call Lily her "dratted sister", so I'm thinking that this is one of 
> JKR's red herrings: we are meant to wonder who she is referring to, 
> but it is almost certainly James. (And if you want another reason 
> why I think it is almost certainly *not* Snape, just reread 
> the "Snape's Worst Memory" chapter. I don't think that even 
> kindhearted Lily would have had anything to do with Snape after 
> that.) 
> Meri - wondering now just exactly what else Aunt Petunia knows 
about 
> the WW (I had to read that line about Azkaban three times to make 
> sure that Aunt Petunia had really said it!)

Meri, I have to agree with you on this one.  What Snape called Lily 
was a terrible insult.  Considering that when this happened it was 
the end of the fifth year, because they had just finished their 
exams.  Is it really possible for Lily to some how completly forgive 
Snape for what he said and date him in the sixth year, then start 
dating James in year seven?  Even if that was possible, why would 
Snape date a muggle-born?  We all know how badly that is frowned upon 
while in Slytherin.

Also, Meri I would think that Petunia knows quite a bit more than she 
is letting on about the WW.  When Lily went home every summer at the 
end of term, where did she go....well home of course.  Home to 
Petunia, where I am sure she no doubt recalled the whole school year 
to the entire house.  That would be 7 summers of knowledge for 
Petunia...Just a thought there. :)