Snape and Lily

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No: HPFGUIDX 136542

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, laurie goudge <parisfan_ca at y...> wrote:

> I have always entertained the idea that snape DID
> probably care about someone else despite him being the
> 'in it for yourself' type of personality. and I always
> envisioned it was Lilly that he had feelings for. I am
> the kinda snape/lilly shipper that beleives it was an
> unrequited love where lilly didn't return snapes
> affections for what ever reason and this added to
> snapes bitterness and increasing his hatred when lilly
> went for james and not him
> 
> laurie
> 


I agree that Snape had feelings for Lilly. I will even speculate that he was in love with 
her, though it was unrequited as you said. Their shared excellence in potions, the way 
she came to the rescue when he was being picked on, and his intense hate for James 
('the show off') I think could be signs of this. I think in spite of himself, and in spite of 
her being a mudblood, he couldn't help his feelings. Love seems to be the theme - 
the thing that Voldermort lacks. Perhaps the reason Dumbledore trusted Snape was 
because what he deeply regretted was being involved with the death of someone he 
loved - Lilly. Perhaps only Dumbledore knew this about him. Lilly did not have to be 
killed - she sacrificed herself for her son. Is this another reason for Snape to resent 
Harry? Is this reason enough for Dumbledore to trust Snape's repentance?

QOE