Lily, James and Snape (was:ACID POPS vs LOLLIPOPS (was:Re: Whom does Snape...)

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> >>Merylanna:
> <snip>
> James/Lily in that scene to me was JKR Flirt 101 - Lily no more   
> hated James there than Ron hated Hermoine when she went to the     
> Yule ball with Krum.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
This is why I prefer to think that Snape and Lily were just really 
good friends.  Because I agree that Lily seemed a little *too* 
interested in James in this scene.  And I think that their love is 
meant to be genuine and deep.  Which would leave poor Snape out in 
the cold, and also give possible rise to obsessive stalking like 
behavior which wouldn't have gotten past Dumbledore, IMO.

One thing that occurs in this pensieve scene that points, IMO, to a 
possible friendship between Lily and Snape is Lily's reaction to 
Snape calling her a mudblood.

"I don't need help from filthy little Mudbloods like her!"
Lily blinked.  "Fine," she said coolly.  "I won't bother in the 
future.  And I'd wash your pants if I were you, *Snivellus*." (OotP 
scholastic hardback p.648)

Lily reacted rather strongly to what should have been a normal 
response from "soon to be a Death Eater" Snape.  If you put Draco 
and Hermione in this scene I think Hermione would have been less 
than surprised at the slur.  I think she'd actually expect it.  But 
Lily *does* seem taken aback at this reaction, which leads me to 
believe that she was used to slightly different treatment from 
Snape.  

> >>Merylanna:
> <snip>
> I think Snape/Dumbledore had the whole mind Draco/dead            
> Dumbledore/re-join LV/help-Harry-like-this conversation then.     
> Narcissa and Bellatrix just presented an idea that cost Snape     
> nothing and shut down Bellatrix.  He was basically revowing.
> <snip>
> But I think Spinner's End was ALL about Bellatrix for Snape.      
> She's one loose cannon.  She was the reason he enacted (re-       
> enacted, I strongly suspect) the UV.
> <snip>

Betsy Hp:
*slips an I agree in on the heels of the other part of the post*  
Good theory!  I like it.

Betsy Hp