Snape and Lily in potions

[Cindy]

No: HPFGUIDX 136641

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "shgupta83" <shgupta83 at y...> 
wrote:
> 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?  
> 
> > 
> SNIP> 
> 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. 
> 
> "shgupta83"

>From an earlier post about Eileen Prince, I'm convinced that it was 
Snape's mama, the "real" Half Blood Prince, that wrote all the good 
stuff in the margins, giving Snape the edge in potions class.  If 
that's what she was capable of, how much more did she pass onto him 
at home?  

I think its also probable that she was Tom Riddle's peer and they 
had potions class together. He was a hottie, she was, well, normal.  
Think he could sway her into helping him figure out how horcruxes 
work?  And then what?  Broke her heart?  Made her go after the first 
guy that would take her?  Maybe told her son about it every chance 
she got and died very bitter...or maybe she's in the WW nursing home 
and someday Snape's gonna make Voldie do right by his mama?  Oh 
well, what do you expect folks, its Friday.

In regard to Lily and Snape, I think its highly possible that Lily 
could have mended fences with Snape after James saved his life. She 
may have been the buffer between them and might have even been 
involved in helping to save Snape's life. Maybe Snape gave her some 
peeks at the old textbook to help her get her NEWTS to be a healer. 
It makes me gag, but she might have even flirted with him and called 
him her "half-blood Prince" Charming. Oh ugh and ugh. 

Cindy