Canon question re Harry, Snape, and Lily

[Marianne S.]

No: HPFGUIDX 138312

Laurie: 

I could be wrong, but I don't recall Lily ever being
mentioned in front of Harry by Snape. I am figuring
that Snape is too busy downloading on James in front
of Harry to even have time to mention Lily


Marianne S:

I don't think Laurie is wrong about Snape never
mentioning Lily, but I believe there is a lot more
to it than simply not having time. It is my 
hypothesis that whatever feelings Snape had
for Lily, whether Love, Friendship, Respect,
or a combination, causes him to willfully
ignore the Lily that's in Harry. Snape can plainly
see that Harry has more compassion and less
ego than James did, but chooses to twist
situations like the occlumency revealings and
the entrance to the Great Hall in book 6, to 
make Harry out to be just like he saw James.
I believe that if Snape were to consciously
recognize the Lily within Harry, he would feel
perhaps personal anguish and compassion
toward Harry... and this compassion could 
make Snape feel as weak as he did when he
sought forgiveness from Dumbledore. I posit
that Snape feels much stronger just being 
rancorous and vitriolic toward Harry because
of James than anything he would feel because
of Lily.

Marianne S.....somewhere out there?