Harry and Snape: The Relationship (was:Two scenes...)

[amiabledorsai]

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Betsy Hp: 
   ...There's the "horrible boy" Petunia spoke of 
 in OotP that could turn out to be a hint that Lily and Snape were 
 friends (JKR likes her girls to have male best friends). There's 
 LOLLIPOPS, which takes it even further.  And there's the big "why, 
 Dumbledore? why?" question still to be answered.  So yeah, the bang 
 should be an almighty one, but I don't think it'll fall into a deus 
 ex machina catagory.  JKR's done too much foreshadowing.

lagattalucianese:
I thought the "horrible boy" was James (Harry responds, "If you mean 
 my mum and dad..."). Like Petunia was drawing odious comparisons 
 between Lily's James and her own Vernon and indulging in some sour 
 grapes.
 
I also thought it was James that Petunia was referring to, at the time, as well.  Harry certainly thinks so.  But Petunia never confirms that she is speaking of James.

Now  JKR loves her little curveballs; Snape's being a friend of Lily's--hell, having a thing for Lily--would explain an awful lot of apparent inconsistencies.  

Starting with Dumbledore's otherwise ridiculous belief that Snape regretted being the instrument of the Potter's deaths.

Amiable Dorsai