A thought popped in my head one night...

[dumbledore11214]

No: HPFGUIDX 112418

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Magda Grantwich 
<mgrantwich at y...> wrote:

huge snip.

>> If she ever did try to befriend Snape, it was probably with the 
same
> good-intentioned obtuseness that Hermione used with Winky in GoF. 
And
> Snape probably responded with the same hostility.  No one likes to 
be
> considered someone's personal crusade.


Alla:

Let me ask you a question. Would Lily's behaviour been considered 
more acceptable if she did not come to defend Snape at all? You 
know, let him be and saved his wounded pride.

I don't see how it would have been better, but I am interested to 
know what you think.