JKR interview - Lily and why Harry ends up having to do doing something...

[vmonte]

No: HPFGUIDX 101589

OK, in Book 3 you're absolutely right. You find out a lot about 
Harry's father. Now the important thing about Harry's mother, the 
really, really significant thing, you're going to find out in 2 
parts. You'll find out a lot more about her in Book 5, or you'll find 
out something very significant about her in Book 5, then you'll find 
out something incredibly important about her in Book 7. But I can't 
tell you what those things are so I'm sorry, but yes, you will find 
out more about her because both of them are very important in what 
Harry ends up having to do. 
- The Connection Interview Transcript Oct 1999

vmonte: In OOTP, Snape's Worst Memory, is where Lily is mentioned in 
book 5.  I've included all of Lily's part, and added some other 
sentences that I thought were interesting or stood out.  

Why do you think Harry will end up having to do?  Any clues below?
What does everyone think?

vivian


OOTP, page 640, U.S. version

"Harry looked around carefully.  Snape had to be here somewhere
.This 
was his memory
." 

Page 641

"Excitement exploded in the pit of his stomach: It was as though he 
was looking at himself but with deliberate mistakes.  James's eyes 
were hazel, his nose was slightly longer than Harry's, and there was 
no scar on his forehead, but the had the same thin face, same mouth, 
same eyebrows.  James's hair stuck up at the back exactly as Harry's 
did, his hands could have been Harry's, and Harry could tell that 
when James stood up, they would be within an inch of each other's 
heights."

Page 642

"Harry's stomach gave another pleasurable squirm—was Remus Lupin.  He 
looked rather pale and peaky (was the full moon approaching?) and was 
absorbed in the exam
"

Page 643

"Snape remained close by, still buried in his examination questions; 
but this was Snape's memory, and Harry was sure that if Snape chose 
to wander off in a different direction once outside in the grounds, 
he, Harry, would not be able to follow James any farther.  To his 
intense relief, however, when James and his three friends strode off 
down the lawn toward the lake, Snape followed, still poring over the 
paper and apparently with no fixed idea of where he was going."

Page 646 – Snape is attacked

"You—wait," he panted, staring up at James with an expression of 
purest loathing. "You—wait
."
"Wait for what?" said Sirius coolly.  "What're you going to do, 
Snivelly, wipe your nose on us?"

Page 647 – Lily's entrance

"Leave him ALONE!"
James and Sirius looked around.  James's free hand jumped to his hair 
again.
It was one of the girls from the lake edge.  She had thick, dark red 
hair that fell to her shoulders and startingly green almond shaped 
eyes—Harry's eyes.
Harry's mother

"All right, Evans?  Said James, and the tone of his voice was 
suddenly pleasant, deeper, more mature.
"Leave him alone," Lily repeated.  She was looking at James with 
every sign of great dislike.  "What's he done to you?"  
"Well," said James, appearing to deliberate the point, "it's more the 
fact that he exists, if you know what I mean
"
Many of the surrounding watchers laughed, Sirius and Wormtail 
included, but Lupin, still apparently intent on his book, didn't, and 
neither did Lily.
"You think you're funny," she said coldly.  "But you're just an 
arrogant, bullying toerag, Potter.  Leave him alone."  
"I will if you go out with me, Evans," said James quickly.  "Go on
Go 
out with me, and I'll never lay a wand on old Snivelly again."
Behind him, the Impediment Jinx was wearing off.  Snape was beginning 
to inch toward his fallen wand, spitting out soapsuds as he crawled.
"I wouldn't go out with you if it was a choice between you and the 
giant squid," said Lily.
"Bad luck, Prongs," said Sirius briskly, turning back to Snape.  "OY!"
But too late; Snape had directed his wand straight at James; there 
was a flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's face, 
spattering his robes with blood.  James whirled about; a second flash 
of light later, Snape was hanging upside down in the air, his robes 
falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair of 
graying underpants.

Page 648

Many people in the small crowd watching cheered.  Sirius, James, and 
Wormtail roared with laughter.
Lily, whose furious expression had twitched for an instant as though 
she was going to smile, said, "Let him down!"
"Certainly," said James and he jerked his wand upward.  Snape fell 
into a crumpled heap on the ground.  Disentangling himself from his 
robes, he got quickly to his feet, wand up, but Sirius 
said, "Locomotor mortis!"
and Snape keeled over again at once, rigid as a board.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!"  Lily shouted.  She had her own wand out now.  
James and Sirius eyed it warily.
"Ah, Evans, don't make me hex you," said James earnestly.
"Take the curse off him, then!"
James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape and muttered the 
countercurse.
"There you go," he said, as Snape struggled to his feet 
again, "you're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus—"
"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"
Lily blinked. "Fine," she said coolly.  "I won't bother in future.  
And I'd wash your pants if I were you, Snivellus."
"Apologize to Evans!"  James roared at Snape, his wand pointed 
threateningly at him.
"I don't want you to make him apologize," Lily shouted, rounding on 
James.  "You're as bad as he is
"
"What?" yelped James.  "I'd NEVER call you a—you-know-what!"
"Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look like 
you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid 
Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just 
because you can—I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground 
with that fat head on it.  You make me SICK."
She turned on her heel and hurried away.
"Evans!"  James shouted after her, "Hey, EVANS!"
But she didn't look back.