Snape and Lily in potions

[Pat]

No: HPFGUIDX 136485

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, laurie goudge 
<parisfan_ca at y...> wrote:
>  
> > > vmonte:
> > 
> > > I hope that Snape was not "in lust" of Lily (I do not say love 
because I don't think he's capable of it). <snip>
> > 
> > a_svirn:
> > 
> > And what does it leave, I wonder? "The marriage of true minds"?
> 
> who knows? maybe snape felt that way about lilly. I guess we will 
find out in book seven if that ever happened.
> 
> laurie

Pat:  On my re-read of HBP, I noticed that whenever Slughorn praised 
Harry for something in potions, it was because he had used advice 
from the Prince, and also that Slughorn credited it to Harry having 
inherited his mother's talents for potions.  This means something 
along the lines that Lily and Snape knew the same kinds of tips and 
tricks.  What do you think that means?  They were in the same year, 
so maybe they were lab partners in potions class?  Did one learn 
from the other, and if so, which way?

I was wondering if there was a possiblity that Snape asked Voldemort 
not to kill Lily went he went to kill Harry.  If he liked her, maybe 
he asked to spare her as a reward for having given Voldemort the 
prophecy, and would try to get her on their side for her talent with 
potions. Voldemort uses rewards with his minions, but I think there 
would have to be something in the deal for him as well.

-Pat