Snape and Lily in potions

[shgupta83]

No: HPFGUIDX 136631

Pat: 
> 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? 
<snip> 
> I was wondering if there was a possiblity that Snape asked 
> Voldemort not to kill Lily went he went to kill Harry. 
 
vmonte:
> I've been thinking that the healing spell that Snape used on Draco 
> might be something that Snape learned from Lily. Are we going to 
> come across a Lily spell book next?  



I was also thinking along the lines that Snape may have had a 
romantic interest in Lily. If one is to believe Dumbledore's 
explanation that Snape felt genuine remorse for him being the cause 
of James and Lily's death, it makes much more sense to think he only 
felt sorry because Lily was killed as well. It was because of him 
the one woman he loved was killed. I find it hard to believe, as 
even Lupin stated in HBP, that Snape would feel remorse for James's 
death. He would be all to happy to have James out of the way, but I 
can imagine a scenario where he was greatly hurt by Lily's death, 
and therefore decided to join Dumbledore. Dumbledore may have known 
this, and it fits in nicely with his whole theory of love. He knew 
Snape loved Lily and would do anything to get back at Voldemort. 

Also, although I cant remember of the top of my head, when Snape 
harrasses Harry through the books I can't recall him ever directly 
insulting Lily. He has continually insulted James and Sirius to 
Harry's face, but he never singled out Lily. Maybe this also shows 
his soft spot for her. 

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