Snape's remorse (was:ACID POPS vs LOLLIPOPS (was:Whom does Snape REALLY love

[M.Clifford]

No: HPFGUIDX 139075

> - Lady Indigo
> 
> Also, a line from his first Potions class: "What is the significance 
> of asphodel and wormwood?" This may be nitpicking at a coincidence, 
> but asphodel is a plant from the lily family. Wormwood means 
> 'bitterness and absence or seperation, protection and love', while  
> asphodel means 'memorial sorrow, my regrets follow you to the 
> grave'. Snape asks this question to Harry, maybe for a reason? I 
> admit it may be nothing, but it's interesting.

Valky:
Oh no I don't think you're nitpicking some insignificant coincedence
at all. My experience with sleuthing through this series tells me that
you are looking in exactly the place where a clue would be hidden. :D 
I want to congratulate you for that. Before I get out my LOON specs
and edit you. ;D

The precise quote is "What would I get if I added powdered root of
Asphodel to an infusion of Wormwood."

This slightly unbalnce your proposal that Snape is telling Harry his
regret for Lily's death. HOWEVER.. before we drop it. I would like to
register my agreement that these could be Snape (or more likely JKR)
laying clues about Harry's parents.

The reason I say this is because of the other question that Snape
poses to Harry.
What is the difference between Monkshood and Wolfsbane.
Tranlsated in the tradition that Lady Indigo proposed:

What is the difference between Chivalry and Misanthropy. 

WE have seen *that* debate SO! many times here about James in the
Pensieve. ROFL

Valky